The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, has shut down 25 facilities across four states—Anambra, Enugu, Bayelsa, and Rivers—due to various violations of environmental regulations.
The clampdown follows an enforcement exercise aimed at improving environmental compliance and deterring unsafe industrial practices.
Mrs. Nwamaka Ejiofor, Assistant Director of Press at NESREA, made this known in a statement issued Friday, June 13, 2025, in Abuja.
According to her, the affected companies, which span diverse industries, were sanctioned for offences including failure to conduct Environmental Impact Assessments prior to commencing operations, non-submission of mandatory Environmental Audits, and operating without functional effluent treatment systems.
“This exercise is part of NESREA’s statutory mandate to ensure that industrial activities do not pose health or environmental hazards to the public,” Ejiofor stated.
Among the facilities sealed are:
* **Rugal Pharmaceutical**, Emene Industrial Layout, Enugu
* **China Communication Construction Company (CCCC)**, Owo Yard, Enugu
* **Hardis and Dromedas**, Umunya, Anambra
* **Pinnatech Engi Asphalt Plant**, Awkuzu, Anambra
* **China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)**, Obogoro Road, Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa
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* **Megastar Technical and Construction Company Limited**, Imiringi Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa
* **Multi Plan Nigeria Ltd.**, Okuru-Ama, Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt, Rivers
The facilities were found to have flouted the rules by emitting untreated industrial waste into the environment, operating without proper environmental documentation, or ignoring regulatory procedures.
Prof. Innocent Barikor, Director-General of NESREA, reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to upholding environmental laws and called on businesses to prioritise sustainable and responsible operations.
“The agency will continue to intensify such enforcement activities to serve as a deterrent to erring operators and to preserve the environment for future generations,” Barikor said.
He added that NESREA remains open to partnerships with compliant companies but would not hesitate to penalise violators of the law.
Environmental advocates have applauded the move, urging the government to institutionalize periodic inspections and publish compliance ratings to encourage transparency and industry accountability.
The enforcement action comes as part of broader efforts to tackle rising environmental degradation in Nigeria’s industrial zones, where improper waste disposal and unchecked pollution are increasingly threatening public health and ecological balance.
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