Protocols: The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) is the foremost environmental enforcement Agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria saddled with the responsibility of enforcing all environmental laws, guidelines, policies, standards and regulations in Nigeria; prohibiting processes and the use of equipment or technology that undermine environmental quality; and also enforcing compliance…

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2022 There is “Only One Earth” Let’s care for it       A throwback Cast your mind back to when you lost an item. It is very easy to walk into a shop and replace a phone, a car, a pencil, bags, shoes- the list is endless! However, there are things that are…

CLICK HERE TO APPLY The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) is an Agency of the Federal Ministry of Environment charged with responsibility to enforce all environmental laws, guidelines, policies, standards and regulations in Nigeria; and to prohibit processes and the use of equipment and/or technology that undermine environmental quality. NESREA also has…

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programme for the Electrical/Electronics Sector in line with circular economy. Click Here to Download

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility, (GEF), Monday kicked off a training programme for government regulators and the value chain on e-waste management in the country. The five-day programme was for government regulators at the federal level and…

Experts in the public and private sectors have begun deliberations on new and existing regulations developed by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Flagging off the Expert Critique Meeting of the draft National Environmental (Battery Control) Regulations 2020, the Director General of NESREA, Prof Aliyu Jauro said a regulation for the battery sector…

Two staff of Chinese Gold Mining Company, Hongao Mining Company Limited were Tuesday arraigned by the police before an Upper Area Court Grade 1 in Mpape, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory . They were charged with Obstruction of Civil Servants in the Discharge of their lawful duties, Resisting Arrest and Assault on…

The Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Prof. Aliyu Jauro says the private sector has all it takes to champion the circular economy model in the country. Prof. Jauro who spoke as a panelist at the Sustainability Webinar organized by Lafarge Africa PLC said, “the private sector is well positioned…

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) annually organizes events for the World Environment Day which encourages worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the earth and the environment. It is an event that is celebrated on the 5th of June every year with over 100 countries in participation. The World Environment Day (WED) involves the…

Nigeria and China have concluded plans to implement tougher measures against illegal trade in endangered species of wildlife. This decision was reached when a crack team from Anti-Smuggling Bureau (ASB) of General Administration of China Customs (GACC) and Economics Criminal Investigation Department of Ministry of Public Security China visited Nigeria to work out modalities with…