Frequently Asked Questions
1. Where do I report environmental violations?
Click Here to fill a Form or send a mail to dg@nesrea.gov.ng. You can also call NESREA on 09153993191
2. What is NESREA Environmental Permit?
NESREA Environmental Permit is a regulatory document which allows the regulated community to operate, provided it meets specific environmental conditions.
3. How do I process environmental permits?
- Visit the Agency’s portal nesrea.gov.ng to enroll your company;
- Click on permit enrolment platform to register your company; and
- Follow the process to obtain the permits
4. How do I register as a Producer, Recycler, Collector or PRO under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programme?
Submit a written application through the office of the Director General/CEO via dg@nesrea.gov.ng , attaching the following documents
- Environmental Management Plan;
- CAC;
- Tax Clearance;
- EPR form; and
- Evidence of N50,000 registration fee via the Remita platform in favour of NESREA
5. Can I register as collector in the EPR program in more than one waste stream (eg Scrap metal, e-waste, battery ) ?
6. What is the Procedure for Environmental Audit Report?
The Environmental Audit report is processed through a NESREA accredited environmental consultant. Click here to find a consultant near you https://nesrea.gov.ng/list-of-accredited-environmental-consultants/
7. What is the Procedure for Import Clearance?
- Importer sends application on the NSW platform attaching relevant documents
- Checking Officer processes and transmits to Validation Officer
- Validation Officer reviews application, approves or rejects and certificate is issued or denied. Where there is need for inspection, the Validation Officer sends to the Inspection Officer for physical inspection
- Inspection Officer inspects and transmits to Validation Officer for final approval and issuance of certificate
8. How do I register as NESREA Accredited Environmental Consultant?
- Visit the NESREA Environmental Information Management System NEIMS
9. What is NESREA Green Corps (NGC)?
- NESREA Green Corps is a volunteer initiative created by NESREA and designed to engage citizens in protecting the environment through Volunteer Services.
- NGC members are mandated to report environmental violation and pollution to the Agency.
10. How do I register as a volunteer under the NESREA Green Corps(NGC)?
- Visit https://nesrea.gov.ng/download-forms/
- Download and fill the form
- Attach 2 passport photograph
- Submit at any NESREA Office
11. How do I register with NESREA as Civil Society Oganization?
- Visit https://nesrea.gov.ng/download-forms/nesrea.gov.ng
- Download form
- Attach 2 passport photograph
- Submit at any NESREA Office
12. Where do I download environmental regulations?
To download National Environmental Regulations visit https://nesrea.gov.ng/laws-regulations/
13. How do I get a job with NESREA?
Vacancies are always advertised in national dailies for interested applicants to apply.
14. How do I locate NESREA State and Zonal offices?
Click here https://nesrea.gov.ng/our-offices/ to find a NESREA Office
15. What is NESREA?
- The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) isan Agency of the Federal Ministry of Environment charged with the responsibility of enforcing environmental laws, regulations and standards in deterring people, industries and organizations from polluting and degrading the environment.
16. When Was NESREA Established?
- In 2007 (The NESREA Act was signed into law by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, GCFR, and this has been published in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 92, Vol. 94 of 31st July, 2007).
17. What Is The Vision of The Agency?
- To ensure a cleaner and healthier environment for Nigerians.
18. What Is The Mission of The Agency?
- To enforce all environmental laws, guidelines, policies, standards and regulations in Nigeria, and to prohibit processes and the use of equipment or technology that undermine environmental quality, and to enforce compliance with provisions of international agreements, protocols, conventions and treaties to which Nigeria is signatory.
20. What are the functions of NESREA?
- enforce compliance with laws, guidelines, policies and standards on environmental matters;
- coordinate and liaise with, stakeholders, within and outside Nigeria on matters of environmental standards, regulations and enforcement;
- enforce compliance with the provisions of international agreements, protocols, conventions and treaties on the environment including climate change, biodiversity conservation, desertification, forestry, oil and gas, chemicals, hazardous wastes, ozone depletion, marine and wild life, pollution, sanitation and such other environmental agreements as may from time to time come into force;
21. What Is The Historical Background of Environmental Compliance And Enforcement In Nigeria?
- Nigeria spans about 924,000 square kilometers of land area with ecological zones ranging from the dry savannas in the north, to the water abundant Niger Delta which is rich in energy and mineral deposits.
- Nigeria possesses a well-endowed environment and natural resource base both renewable and non-renewable, and has remained a key player in all global environmental initiatives since the 1970’s.
- In 1987, Nigeria took a giant leap by becoming an environmentally conscious nation following the dumping of toxic waste in Koko village, in Delta State. The country was before this incident, ill-equipped to manage such environmental crisis, as there were no institutional capacity and legislations to address such matters.
- Consequent upon the Koko toxic waste episode, was the promulgation of the Harmful Waste Decree 42 of 1988, which facilitated the establishment of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) through Decree 58 of 1988 and 59 (amended) of 1992.
- FEPA was charged with the overall responsibility for environmental management and protection. In the wisdom of Government, FEPA and other relevant Departments in other Ministries were merged to form the Federal Ministry of Environment in 1999, but without an appropriate enabling law on enforcement issues.
- This situation, however, created a vacuum in the effective enforcement of environmental laws, standards and regulations in the country. In addressing the need for an enforcement Agency, the Federal Government in line with section 20 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, established the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) as an Agency of the Federal Ministry of Environment.
