In a major regulatory showdown rocking Nigeria’s industrial sector, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has officially fired back at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), flatly rejecting calls to suspend the newly gazetted National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations, 2026.Setting the record straight after weeks of intense media campaigns and pushback...
Category: Environment and Climate
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FOUR IN CUSTODY AS NIGERIA RECORDS ANOTHER VICTORY IN ENFORCEMENT AGAINST WILDLIFE CRIMES
A joint intelligence-led operation by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, (NESREA), the Nigeria Customs Service, and the Wildlife Justice Commission, (WJC,) at the weekend led to the arrest of four persons in connection with wildlife crime in Lagos and Ogun States.The arrests were made on Saturday, 13th June 2026, following several days...
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NESREA SHUT KANO RICE PLANT OVER NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS: PROF BARIKOR
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has shut down a Kano rice plant, Fortune Rice Mills Limited for non-compliance with extant environmental regulations. The enforcement exercise led by the North West Zonal Director, Dr. Mudashiru Raheem followed investigation of public complaint against the facility, bordering on dust emission and offensive odour despite...
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NESREA CLOSES NON-INCLUSIVE GAP IN EPR IMPLEMENTATION WITH COOPERATIVE-LED MODEL
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) is taking steps to formally integrate the informal sector of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programme, through a Co-operative-Led Model that brings in small scale actors into cooperatives.Director General of NESREA, Professor Innocent Barikor made this known on Wednesday during a virtual stakeholder sensitization programme on...
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FG ADVANCES INFRASTRUCTURE DRIVE WITH APPROVAL OF NEW PPP ROAD PROJECTS, SOLAR LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING, AND ENHANCED SECURITY FEATURES*
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering durable, innovative, and economically impactful infrastructure across Nigeria, following key approvals and policy directions aimed at accelerating national development. This was disclosed during a courtesy visit by the Management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited to the Honourable Minister of Works on Wednesday.The Honourable...
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NESREA CRACKS DOWN ON CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, SEALS 30 SITES IN FCT
“Environmental compliance is not a choice,” warns Prof. Innocent BarikorThe National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) on Tuesday took enforcement action against operators in the construction sector in the Federal Capital Territory, sealing 30 sites for violating the provisions of the National Environmental (Construction Sector) Regulations, 2011.Briefing newsmen, the Director General of NESREA,...
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FUGITIVE WILDLIFE CRIMINAL APPREHENDED AFTER 5 YEARS ON THE RUN
A wildlife trafficker Shamsideen Abubakar previously declared wanted by the Federal High Court in Lagos—has been apprehended in a joint enforcement operation by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC).Abubakar, identified as a key figure in the trafficking network had been on...
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NESREA AND PARTNERS CHAMPION INITIATIVE ON CARBON CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION IN NIGERIA
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency in collaboration with the Africa Carbon Management Technology & Innovation, Centre of Excellence (ACMTI), and in partnership with the Clean Energy Ministerial Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage Initiative (CEM-CCUS Initiative), on Thursday Launched a Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCSU) Initiative Platform in Port Harcourt, the Rivers...
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Public Complaints: NESREA Seals Bond Chemicals Industries Limited for Environmental Violations
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) on Wednesday sealed off Bond Chemicals Industries Limited in Oyo State following concerns over violations of the National Environmental Regulations. The enforcement action was taken after the Agency received a public complaint, further supported by independent verification, regarding the discharge of untreated effluent into the environment....
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PANGOLINS RECEIVED IN KANO AND AKWA IBOM STATES POSITIVE INDICATORS OF AWARENESS ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION – NESREA DG
The Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor says the pangolins recently handed over to NESREA in Kano and Akwa Ibom States indicate increasing public awareness and support for wildlife conservation in NigeriaIn Akwa Ibom, a local hunter , Imo Etim, whose traps caught two pangolins instead...