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Nigeria is committed to a national environmental policy that will ensure sustainable development based on proper management of the environment. This demands positive and...

Project proponent should submit evidence of payment to the Federal Ministry of Environment, Environmental Assessment Department, and collect project registration/Notification form. Proponent return completed EIA registration form with EIA Terms of Reference (ToR) and comprehensive project proposal for the proposed project to the ministry.

The National Environmental Standards & Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) which is the lead agency in Nigeria for enforcing Environmental Standards & Regulations other than...

National Policy on Climate Change Given Nigeria’s status as a fossil-fuel dependent economy with a large climate-sensitive agricultural sector, the development of a climate change...

The current status of water resources highlights the need for improved water resources management. Recognizing, measuring, and expressing water’s worth, and incorporating it into decision-making, are fundamental to achieving sustainable and equitable water resources management and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Nigeria formulated its first National Policy on the Environment in 1991 with subsequent revisions. The National Policy on Environment imbibed a holistic framework to guide the management of the natural and environmental resources of the country. As a framework document, it prescribes sectoral and cross-sectoral strategic policy statements and actions for the management of the country's resources for sustainable development.