Timetable of the Nigeria ASP

May 2007: Inventory Training:

February 2007: National Planning Meeting: for inventory and prevention, including monitoring and evaluation support 19th-28th February.

February 2007: First Supervision Mission: First Supervision Mission for Nigeria, February

February 2007:  Strategic Assessment: 5 February, 2007, the fieldwork for the 'Strategic Assessment of the Status of POPS Pesticides Trading in Southwestern Nigeria' commenced.

January 2007: Stockholder Analysis: In preparation for the inventory activities, a stockholder analysis is completed in two states.

November 2006: Workplan Complete: The workplan has been finalized and task team members have been appointed for CESA, communication, inventory and prevention activities.

November 2006: Templates: Terms of Reference for national and international consultants, and monitoring and evaluation templates have been drafted by FAO and sent to the PMU.

October 2006: Local Team: Regular discussions between partners have been initiated and a local team is being put together and the project is moving forward.

September 2006: Launch Workshop: 5th-6th September 2006, following the official launch the ASP Patners hosted the Nigeria ASP Launch Workshop attended by the Nigeria PMU, the NASPIN coordinator, and government representatives. 

September 2006: ASP Launched: 5th September 2006, the ASP Nigeria is officially launched.

June 2006: NGO Meeting: 7th June 2006, Nigeria National NGO Meeting in Lagos.  With over 40 participants in attendance,the 'Nigeria ASP Implementation NGO Network' (NASPIN) was established. During the meeting Nigeria Environmental Study/Action Team was elected as the secretariat, and Mr Leslie Adogame as the Coordinator.

June 200: CIDA Grant: the CIDA Grant Agreement is signed

May 2006: Operational Manual: the Operations Manual is finalized

May 2006: Field Visit: A field visit by the CIDA Country Desk Officer for Nigeria, Manuel LeBris,

March 2006: Draft Operational Manual: Draft operational manual is circulated and under review

For more information on the Nigeria ASP, please contact:

• Project Coordination: Mr A'isha Usman Mahmood, Federal Ministry of Environment, telephone: (+234) 804 411 4983
• NGO Activities: Ms Ane Leslie Adogame, Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), telephone: (+234) 185 11690

Country Information 

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is located in Western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, and is the most populous country in Africa with a recorded 140,003,542 inhabitants. With a total land area of 923,768 km², Nigeria borders the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Nigeria is divided into 36 states and one federal capital and comprises a varied landscape: the rainforest, the Lagos estuary and savanna in the middle and southwest; the Obudu Hills in the southeast; the beaches in the south; and the Sahel and the encroaching Sahara in the extreme north. An estimated 60% of Nigerians are employed in the agricultural sector, producing groundnuts, palm oil, cocoa, coconut, citrus fruits, maize, pearl millet, cassava, yams and sugar cane. Since the discovery of oil, the agricultural sector has declined, with the worlds 10th largest proven reserves, Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of petroleum in the world. (Figures: December 2006 Census)