Abia State Ministry of Environment explained

Agency Name:	Abia State Ministry of Environment
Type:	Ministry
Jurisdiction:	Government of Abia State
Headquarters:	State Government House, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
Chief1 Name:	Chinwe Nwanganga
Chief1 Position:	Commissioner

The Abia State Ministry of Environment is an Abia State Government ministry responsible for developing and implementing policies, programs and legislation in order to protect and conserve the environment of Abia State for sustainable development.^{[1] [2]}

Environmental sanitation

The abia state ministry of environment tasked the citizens of the state to maintain a clean environment to maintain a healthy environment; this was made known on the World Environmental Day 2024 celebration.^[3]

Prohibition of sterofoam foil

Abia state ministry of Environment banned the use of sterofoam foil in the state. The decision was taken to protect the environment from pollution and the effects of the foil on the environment.^[4]

See also

• Abia State Government

Notes and References

1. News: Nigeria: Imbibe Clean Environmental Culture, Ministry Warns Abia Residents. Emeka Okafor. Daily Independent. Umuahia. 15 February 2015. 26 September 2015.
2. Web site: Ministry of Environment and Statutory function. 21 November 2011 . Government of Abia State. 26 September 2015.
3. Web site: Emeruwa . Chijindu . 2024-06-05 . World Environment Day: Abia govt tasks citizens on clean environment . 2024-08-15 . Daily Post Nigeria . en-US.
4. Web site: Gbadeyanka . Modupe . 2024-01-29 . Abia Prohibits Use of Styrofoam Foils After Lagos . 2024-08-13 . Business Post Nigeria . en.