Nigeria
The Nigeria ASP project is funded by a CIDA Trust Fund and by the Nigerian Government. The project was launched in September 2006 and is expected to close in mid 2010.
Some key achievements of the project include the pilot inventory of 222 tons of obsolete pesticides and associated waste and 142,233 units of contaminated containers. An experienced international Technical Advisor has been recruited to join the project for 15 months. In addition, the project has implemented awareness-raising activities and has drafted a Pesticide Control Bill.
Civil society, private industry and different public agencies are actively participating in project implementation and initial start-up delays are being addressed.
The Nigeria-ASP works closely with the civil society who is represented on the Steering Committee by the NGO umbrella body known as NASPIN especially on awareness-raising issues.
For more information on the Nigeria ASP, please contact:
- Project Coordination: Mr Theodore Nwaokwe, 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)