By Doris Esa The Federal Government is collaborating with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote environmentally sound and safe waste management frameworks in Africa. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, stated this at the closing workshop of the “Environmentally Sound and Safe Waste Management Frameworks in Africa” projectContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua An NGO, the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of Nigeria (REDIN) has received an accreditation certificate from National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) to promote the recovery and recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles(ELVs). Receiving the certificate on Thursday in Abuja, Dr Fyneray Mbata, the Executive SecretaryContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government has unveiled new regulations to strengthen control of plastic waste, promote producer responsibility and support Nigeria’s transition to a circular economy. The National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations, 2026, provide a framework for managing plastics from production and use to collection, recycling and finalContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has apprehended a suspected wildlife trafficker, Shamsideen Abubakar, after five years on the run. Mrs Nwamaka Ejiofor, NESREA’s Assistant Director of Press, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Ejiofor said the arrest was carriedContinue Reading
Facilities By Doris Esa The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has shut down 25 facilities in four states of the Federation over non compliance to environmental regulations. Mrs Nwamaka Ejiofor, Assistant Director (Press) in NESREA, stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said thatContinue Reading
Pollution By Doris Esa The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has called on Nigerians to promptly report environmental violations to the agency. Dr Innocent Barikor, the Director-General, NESREA, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Barikor spoke through MrContinue Reading
