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“Following controversy generated by the proposed Cross River Super highway project, the federal authorities have given the State government 23 conditions to fulfill before embarking on the project.”- The Guardian Among the conditions are that Cross River State Government (CRSG) ensure that the updated maps in the new EIA must show the “re-routed road corridor cognisance of the boundary of Cross ...

The Lagos State Government has vowed to make EIA report a must for projects in the state. The Guardian reports that the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare disclosed this at a Stakeholders’ Engagement on Environmental Impact Assessment for Dredging and Land Reclamation Projects in Lagos State held in Ikorodu and Eti-Osa East local councils. Adejare, who was represented ...

As part of inputs to the on-going review of the outdated 1992 Environmental Impact Assessment Act (EIA), environmentalists have canvassed for the inclusion of EIA reports as pre-condition for project loans. According to The Guardian, they are seeking the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) involvement in its enforcement and implementation by the financial institutions. The experts also want EIA to be ...