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== Achievements of the Ministry == |
== Achievements of the Ministry == |
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One of the major achievements of the Ministry of Environment is the initiation of the [[Ogoni people| |
One of the major achievements of the Ministry of Environment is the initiation of the [[Ogoni people|Ogoniland]] clean up by the Federal Government of Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tukur |first=Sani |date=2018-11-14 |title=Nigerian govt finally ready to start Ogoni clean up - Minister |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/295713-nigerian-govt-finally-ready-to-start-ogoni-clean-up-minister.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeremiah |first=Urowayino |date=2022-01-31 |title=Ogoni cleanup project 'll continue after Buhari's govt,says FG |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/01/ogoni-cleanup-project-ll-continue-after-buharis-govtsays-fg/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Ogoni land is one of the land in the oil rich producing community of [[Niger Delta]] that has been devastated through oil spillage from oil producing companies. Other achievements from the ministry and its parastatals includes the clean and green initiatives in states in Nigeria, [[Great Green Wall (Africa)|Great green wall]] program by the ministry and the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project amongst others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=Nigeria to donate $550k for Great Green Wall secretariat |url=https://www.thecable.ng/nigeria-to-donate-550k-for-great-green-wall-secretariat |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Agency For Great Green Wall (NAGGW) |url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/directory/listing/national-agency-for-great-green-wall/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Directory & MarketPlace |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lagos Lists Programmes for Green, Clean, Aesthetic Environment – THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/06/30/lagos-lists-programmes-for-green-clean-aesthetic-environment/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=www.thisdaylive.com}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project]] |
* [[Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project]] |
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Revision as of 14:52, 19 March 2023
The Federal Ministry of Environment is a Ministry of the Federal Government of Nigeria formed in 1999 with the mandate to address environmental issues and also ensure effective coordination of all environment matters in the country.[1] As part of its vision and mission, the ministry sets out to ensure the control of environmental issues and the protection of natural resources conservation. The ministry supervises desertification and deforestation activities, management of flood, erosion and pollution and also climate change and clean energy.
Barr. Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi is the current Minister of Environment. Barr. Mohammed Abdullahi took charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Environment in April, 2022 after he was redeployed as serving Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation by President Muhammadu Buhari.[2] He took over from Sharon Ikeazor who was the acting Minister of Environment.[3][4]
Responsibilities
The ministry is responsible for various roles involving national goals of desertification and deforestation, pollution and waste management. The ministry also supervises climate change and clean energy issues. The ministry also enforces environmental standards and regulations in the different parts of the country. The ministry fulfills its responsibilities through its departments and parastatals. It also supervises and provides funding for research institutes such as the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Environmental Health and Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) among others. Some other parastatals under the ministry includes; National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), National Parks Service (NPS), National Agency for the Great Green Wall, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA).[5][6]
Past Ministers of Environment
- Dr. Iyorchia Ayu
- Mrs. Helen Esuene
- Mrs. Halima Tayo Alao
- Mr. John Odey
- Mrs. Amina Mohammed
- Mr. Ibrahim Jibril
- Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar
Achievements of the Ministry
One of the major achievements of the Ministry of Environment is the initiation of the Ogoniland clean up by the Federal Government of Nigeria.[7][8] The Ogoni land is one of the land in the oil rich producing community of Niger Delta that has been devastated through oil spillage from oil producing companies. Other achievements from the ministry and its parastatals includes the clean and green initiatives in states in Nigeria, Great green wall program by the ministry and the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project amongst others.[9][10][11]
See also
References
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- ^ "Buhari appoints new minister of environment". FRCN HQ. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "Buhari appoints Mohammed Abdullahi as minister of environment". TheCable. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "Minister of Environment – FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT". Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "FIRST GC MEETING WITH BARR. MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI – FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT". Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "Federal Ministry of Environment – EUEPiN". Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ Tukur, Sani (2018-11-14). "Nigerian govt finally ready to start Ogoni clean up - Minister". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ Jeremiah, Urowayino (2022-01-31). "Ogoni cleanup project 'll continue after Buhari's govt,says FG". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "Nigeria to donate $550k for Great Green Wall secretariat". TheCable. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "National Agency For Great Green Wall (NAGGW)". Directory & MarketPlace. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "Lagos Lists Programmes for Green, Clean, Aesthetic Environment – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.