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The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed off 25 industrial facilities across four states for violating environmental laws and failing to comply with statutory environmental regulations.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Mrs. Nwamaka Ejiofor, Assistant Director of Press at NESREA. She explained that the enforcement action affected companies operating in Anambra, Enugu, Bayelsa, and Rivers States, cutting across diverse industrial sectors.
According to Ejiofor, the affected facilities were sanctioned for various environmental infractions, including the failure to conduct mandatory Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) prior to project commencement, neglecting to carry out Environmental Audits, and operating without functional Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs), which are critical to preventing industrial pollution.
Among the facilities shut down are Rugal Pharmaceutical located in the Emene Industrial Layout, Enugu; China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), Owo Yard, also in Enugu; and Hardis and Dromedas situated in Umunya, Anambra State.
Others include Pinnatech Engi Asphalt Plant in Awkuzu, Anambra; China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) on Obogoro Road in Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa; Megastar Technical and Construction Company Limited along Imiringi Road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa; and Multi Plan Nigeria Ltd. located at Okuru-Ama, Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Ejiofor emphasized that these enforcement measures are part of NESREA’s ongoing commitment to ensuring environmental compliance and protecting public health from the adverse effects of industrial activities.
Commenting on the development, NESREA’s Director-General, Professor Innocent Barikor, urged operators of industrial and commercial facilities to strictly adhere to environmental laws and best practices in their operations.
He stressed that the agency would not relent in its enforcement drive and would continue to clamp down on defaulters as part of its statutory responsibility to safeguard the environment and promote sustainable development.
“Our environment is not a dumping ground for industrial waste and negligence,” Barikor said. “These enforcement actions are not just punitive but are meant to deter other operators from violating environmental regulations and to protect the health of our citizens and ecosystems.”
NESREA reaffirmed its resolve to intensify inspections and clamp down on defaulters nationwide, reiterating that environmental sustainability must be prioritized by all stakeholders in Nigeria’s industrial and developmental sectors.