The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has shut down 25 facilities in Anambra, Enugu, Bayelsa, and Rivers states for violating key environmental regulations.
In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, NESREA’s Assistant Director of Press, Mrs. Nwamaka Ejiofor, said the enforcement action was taken against facilities in multiple sectors that failed to comply with Nigeria’s environmental laws.
Violations included failure to conduct mandatory Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), neglecting environmental audits, and operating without functional effluent treatment systems posing serious risks to public health and the environment.
Among the sealed facilities were Rugal Pharmaceutical and China Communications Construction Company in Enugu; China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in Bayelsa; and Multi Plan Nigeria Ltd in Rivers State, among others.
NESREA Director-General, Prof. Innocent Barikor, reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to ensuring environmental compliance nationwide. “This action sends a strong message to all operators noncompliance will not be tolerated,” he said.
Barikor urged facility owners to align with national environmental regulations, warning that the agency will continue to clamp down on violators to protect lives and ecosystems.
Earlier in May, NESREA carried out a similar operation in the Federal Capital Territory, sealing 21 noncompliant facilities.
The agency says it remains resolute in enforcing environmental standards to ensure a healthier and more sustainable environment across Nigeria.
