Ministry of Environment
About
The Federal Ministry of Environment is a ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria with a mandate to address environmental issues and ensure effective coordination of all environmental matters in the country. It works to control environmental issues and to protect and conserve natural resources.
History
The ministry was created in 1999. It formulates policies and supervises activities for curbing desertification and deforestation, managing flood, erosion and pollution, and addressing climate change and clean energy. It fulfils its responsibilities through its departments and parastatals, including the National Biosafety Management Agency, National Park Service, National Agency for the Great Green Wall, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, and National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency. Notable achievements include the initiation of the Ogoniland clean-up programme, the Clean and Green initiatives in the States of Nigeria, the Great Green Wall Programme, and the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project.
Source: Wikipedia: Federal Ministry of Environment (Nigeria)
Key Facts
Established
1999
Headquarters
Abuja, Nigeria
Minister of the Environment
Balarabe Abbas Lawal
Jurisdiction
Government of Nigeria
Website
environment.gov.ng