Department of Pollution Control and Environmental Health
Ensuring that Nigeria develops in harmony with her environment through sustainable policies and practices.
The Director
Engr. Dr. (Mrs) Bahijjahtu Abubakar FNSE
Leading the department with a vision for sustainable environmental practices and pollution control excellence across Nigeria.
Director's Portrait
👁️ Vision
To ensure that Nigeria develops in harmony with her environment.
🎯 Mission
To assist in the formulation of policies that prevents pollution and manages pollution incidences by promoting the adoption and application of best available technologies and best environmental practices in order to minimize impacts or risks to health and the environment.
📜 Mandate
To provide cleaner and healthier environment that is adequate for good health and sustainable development and wellbeing of the citizenry.
Partnership Impact
Working together with international partners to deliver measurable environmental results
World Bank
$2.5MImpact Delivered:
Funded Industrial Waste Project → Result: 15% reduction in local emissions
Demonstrating accountability and results to our valued partners
United Nations Environment Programme
$1.8MImpact Delivered:
Clean Air Initiative → Result: 200+ monitoring stations deployed
Demonstrating accountability and results to our valued partners
African Development Bank
$3.2MImpact Delivered:
Water Quality Program → Result: 12 rivers restored to safe levels
Demonstrating accountability and results to our valued partners
Global Environment Facility
$1.5MImpact Delivered:
Biodiversity Project → Result: 5,000 hectares protected
Demonstrating accountability and results to our valued partners
Visual Proof of Impact
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Kano Industrial Cleanup
📍 Kano State
Transformed polluted industrial site into green space
Lagos Bay Restoration
📍 Lagos State
Marine ecosystem recovery with 80% biodiversity increase
Abuja Air Quality
📍 FCT Abuja
Reduced air pollution by 35% through emissions control
Department Structure
DivisionsChemicals Management Division
Solid Waste Management and Technology Division
Sewage and Air Emissions Management Technology Division
Hazardous Waste Management, Cleaner Production and Environmental Extension Services Division
Environmental Health and Sanitation Division
Marine Pollution Management, Contaminant Clean-up and Division
Live Project Tracker
Real-time transparency on major environmental projects across Nigeria
Kano Industrial Cleanup
Lagos Bay Restoration
Abuja Air Quality Initiative
Niger Delta Oil Spill Response
🔒 Protecting against claims of inactivity | Building public trust through transparency
Functions & Responsibilities
Formulation, Implementation and Review of Policies on Pollution control, Waste Management, Environmental Health and Sanitation
Development of Legal and Regulatory Framework on Pollution control, Health and Sanitation, Waste Management
Environmentally Sound Management of Chemicals
Environmentally Sound Management of Wastes
Remediation of contaminated sites
Environmental Pollution Management Technology Certification and Registration
Development of Guidelines, Standards on Pollution Control and Environmental Health
Monitoring Compliance with Environmental Pollution Control Guidelines and Standards; Issuance of Permits for Import and Export of Wastes
Accreditation of Environmental Consultants and Laboratories
Implementation of International Conventions and Protocols
International Conventions
The department acts as the focal point for the following Multi-Lateral Environmental Agreements:
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Basel Convention on Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and other wastes and Their Disposal
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC), Procedure on certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Bamako Convention on Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal in Africa Region
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