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…

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

Nigeria has strengthened its capacity to achieve environmental governance in the country, so says the Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Jibril. The Minister who made the disclosure while addressing the 6th Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Da Nang, Vietnam said, “The Federal Government of Nigeria has put in place…

The Nigeria Police has been told to be more vigilant and effective in monitoring environmental crimes in the country so as to ensure environmental safety and human lives. Making the call was Barrister Lawrence Alobi, Commissioner of Police (Rtd) during an interactive training seminar on good environmental governance at the Force Headquarters, Federal Capital, Abuja,…