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NESREA

National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency

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NESREA · ENT-2026-000056

National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency

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Mandate

Enforces environmental laws and standards — except those reserved to NUPRC/NMDPRA for oil and gas.

Leadership
Director General
Innocent Barikor
Active programmes & initiatives
  • E-waste Regulations
  • Air Quality Monitoring
  • Industrial Effluent Standards
Governance
Established
2007
Enabling law
NESREA Establishment Act 2007
Reports to
Federal Ministry of Environment
Jurisdiction
environment-enforcement, emissions, waste
Status
active
Version history
  1. v1 · currentAPR-2026-000057
    Initial record from the prototype data layer
    Approved 19 September 2026
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