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Director General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor, has expressed his satisfaction with the growing interest in environmental issues among citizens and the regulated community.

While receiving the Managing Director of Climax Hub Industry Limited, Dr. Emmanuel Iheagwasi, Prof. Barikor noted that when industry leaders voluntarily engage the Agency to understand their environmental obligations, it shows compliance is no longer seen as a burden.

He commended Dr. Iheagwasi for exhibiting a high sense of responsibility towards the environment, saying, “this is the kind of partnership we need to build a sustainable Nigeria.”

Dr. Iheagwasi praised Prof. Barikor for the various programmes and activities being carried out by the Agency to promote environmental sustainability in the country.

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Children remind us that the future is worth protecting, and that includes the air they breathe, the water they drink, and the world they will inherit.

At NESREA, we’re committed to enforcing environmental standards that create a safer, cleaner, and healthier Nigeria for every child to grow, learn, and thrive.

To every child out there, keep dreaming big, keep asking questions, and know that you can make a difference in protecting the environment !

Eid Mubarak from the NESREA Family

On behalf of the Management and Staff of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, I extend warm felicitations to the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.

This celebration reminds us of the values of sacrifice, obedience, compassion, and care for one another and for our environment.

As we celebrate, let us also reflect on our responsibility as stewards of the earth. A clean and healthy environment is a blessing we must protect together.

May this season bring you peace, renewed faith, abundant blessings, and joy with your families .

May your sacrifices be accepted, and may we all continue to work towards a safer, cleaner, and more sustainable Nigeria.

Happy Sallah

Prof. Innocent Barikor
Director General/CEO
NESREA

Today, we celebrate
A mentor,

A decisive administrator,

A bridge builder,

A pragmatic and inclusive leader,

Empathetic and supportive toward staff,

Diplomatic and decisive in handling sensitive environmental disputes,

Uncompromising in upholding environmental standards.

We celebrate the amiable, innovative, consummate Director General/CEO of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor.

Congratulations, Sir!

NESREA IMPOSES SOP ON 3 FACILITIES AS HOST COMMUNITY COMMENDS PROF. BARIKOR FOR PROMPT ACTION

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has imposed a Standard Operating Procedure on two rice mills, Fortune and Alwabel, and one recycling industry, Salassar Recycling Industry, operating within the Sharada Community in Kano State, as part of efforts to curb environmental pollution arising from their operations.

The Director General of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor, announced the decision during a meeting with facility operators and residents of Sharada Community held at the Agency’s headquarters in Abuja.

Prof. Barikor said the directive requiring the facilities to sign and implement the SOP was not intended to frustrate business activities, but rather to introduce measures that would benefit the industries, the host community and the environment. According to him, the SOP would provide the necessary framework to drive the needed compliance process.

He explained that although NESREA is an enforcement agency, its major focus is to ensure environmental safety through voluntary compliance rather than forceful measures, stressing, “The guarantee of our health is from the environment. It is a common pot that everyone eats from. Businesses should therefore be encouraged without endangering the lives of citizens.”

The NESREA DG also advised the industries to include environmental protection in their annual budgets and insisted they adopt temporary control measures within the stipulated time frame pending the installation of permanent pollution – control equipment.
Speaking on behalf of the Sharada Community, Architect Mohammed Babba commended Prof. Barikor for the Agency’s prompt response to the petition submitted by residents, describing the intervention as a clear indication that the issues would be resolved amicably.

Similarly, the managers of Fortune and Alwabel industries, Mallam Shehu Dalhatu and Abdulhadi Yusuf, appealed to the host community for understanding, assuring residents of commitment to addressing reported environmental challenges. They pledged to work closely with NESREA for technical support to ensure full compliance with environmental regulations.

It would be recalled that residents of the Sharada community had earlier petitioned the Agency over persistent dust and soot emissions from Fortune and Alwabel Rice Mills, as well as obnoxious odour emanating from Salassar Recycling industry. The complaints prompted regulatory intervention by NESREA, which led to the sealing of Fortune Rice Mills for non-compliance.

The SOP was formally signed by representatives of Alwabel and Fortune Rice Mills who were present at the meeting.

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