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Agency seals premises violating environmental laws

08 February 2024

From Okwe Obi, Abuja

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed 15 facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, for violating environmental laws.

NESREA Director General, Professor Aliyu Jauro on inspection, said the facilities were sealed for failing to abate their environmental infractions after series of compliance concern notices had been issued to them.

He disclosed that the Agency had followed due process in clamping down of the establishments.

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“Before enforcement, we embarked on compliance monitoring and issue the necessary warning to defaulting facilities.

“Some of their offences include not conducting Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit and these are some of the measures which had been put in place to safeguard the environment,” he said.

Jauro frowned at the high level of non-compliance in the construction sector, where 12 facilities were sealed, pointing out that the refusal of developers to adhere to regulatory provisions had led to loss of lives and properties.

NESREA boss, who promised that the exercise will be replicated across the country, urged Nigerians to abide by environmental regulations and report offenders.(The Sun)

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