10006 Results Found

National Forest Policy

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

The purpose of a National Forest Policy will be to encourage and support an aggressive establishment of plantations of economic trees of both exotic species, such as teak and indigenous species; and foster the redirection of development resources such that forest lands are not allocated to other uses unless it is in the superior interest of the nation, conscientious efforts are made to expand the forest estate through new acquisitions by public and private agencies, the provision of forestry goods and services is vigorously pursued for and on behalf of all Nigerians, and state boundaries do not in any way hinder the development of forestry projects, movement of forest produce and personnel as well as allocation of other resources.

Nigeria 2006 Agriculture and Rural Development

Nigeria Vision 20:2020 Economic Transformation Blueprint

National Planning Commission, Nigeria

Vision 20:2020 is an articulation of the long-term intent to launch Nigeria on a path of sustained social and economic progress and accelerate the emergence of a truly prosperous and united Nigeria. Recognizing the enormous human and natural endowments of the nation, the blueprint is an expression of Nigeria’s intent to improve the living standards of her citizens and place the country among the Top 20 economies in the world with a minimum GDP of $900billion and a per capita income of no less than $4000 per annum. The economic transformation strategy for Nigeria vision 20:2020 is anchored upon three overarching thrusts which are: Creating the platform for success by urgently and immediately addressing the most debilitating constraints to Nigeria’s growth and competitiveness, forging ahead with diligence and focus in developing the fabric of the envisioned economy and developing and deepening the capability of the government to consistently translate national strategic intent into action and results by instituting evidence-based decision making in Nigeria’s public policy space.

Nigeria 2020 Democracy and Governance

National Food Security Programme

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

The overall vision of the intervention program is to ensure sustainable access, availability and affordability of quality food to all Nigerians and to be a significant net provider of food to the global community. The short-term objective of significantly improving Nigeria’s agriculture productivity and the medium-term objectives of expanded large-scale production and improved storage/processing capacity as well as required market infrastructure to achieve food stability.

Nigeria 2008 Agriculture and Rural Development

Land Use Charge Law, 2012

Nigeria, Oyo State Government, Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development

This is a law assented by the Executive Governor of Oyo state of Nigeria, it makes provisions for the levying and collection of the charges on land and other matters connected therewith.

Nigeria 2012 Infrastructure and Construction

National Crop Varieties and Livestock Breed (Registration etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2016

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

An Act to enable effect to be given in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade. The objective of this convention is to promote shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among parties in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals in order to protect human health and the environment from potential harm and to contribute to their environmentally sound use, by facilitating information exchange about their characteristics, by providing for a national decision-making process on their import and export and by disseminating these decisions to Parties.

Nigeria 2016 Agriculture and Rural Development

Animal Diseases (Control) Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the control and prevention of animal diseases, with the objective of preventing the introduction and spread of infectious and contagious diseases among animals, hatcheries and poultries in Nigeria.

Nigeria 1988 Agriculture and Rural Development

Bees (Import Control And Management) Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provisions for the importation and management of bees and apicultural material. Regulation 4 is for the control of the spread of disease. It states that the President may, for the prevention of the spread of disease or parasitic state among bees and for providing a measure of uniform control in the Federation, authorize the Ministry to make regulations generally for the purposes of this Act, and effective throughout the Federation; and without prejudice to the generality of the power hereby conferred, regulations may provide for obtaining information as to or from any person who keeps bees, and relative to the occurrence of disease or parasitic state among bees, for determining whether any bees or apicultural material are infected, or have been exposed to infection, with any disease or parasitic state and for the destruction or treatment of bees and apicultural material ascertained to be so infected or to have been exposed to such infection.

Nigeria 1970 Agriculture and Rural Development

National Environmental Protection (Effluent Limitation) Regulations

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This document provides for the Installation of anti‐pollution equipment, Wastewater parameters, treatment of effluent, and additional sectorial effluent limitation treatment. The first schedule outlines the important wastewater parameters for selected industrial classifications. The second schedule covers the Effluent limitation guidelines in Nigeria for all categories of industries.

Nigeria 1991 Health

National Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan 2016-2020

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This document gives information on the status of biodiversity and its contribution to varied sectors of the Nigerian economy including tourism, agriculture, water resources, health, commerce and industrial development. It shows how biodiversity impacts the lives and livelihoods of the people as well, the value of biodiversity to Nigerians and the linkages it has on various sectors of the Nigerian economy was vividly shown. The threats to biodiversity, causes and consequences of biodiversity loss in Nigeria were also identified and analysed. It outlines the Policy, Legal, and Institutional Frameworks on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as an integral part of the national policy on the environment. The National Actions to Achieve the Priority Targets and Strategies will be implemented within a period of 5 years (2016 – 2020) and will involve working with a wide range of relevant MDAs as shown in the table below. Applications of the NBSAP to Sub-national entities are contained in the last column of the table.

Nigeria 2016 Agriculture and Rural Development

Export (Prohibition) Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the exportation of certain foodstuff from Nigeria and the trial of offenders by the Federal High Court.

Nigeria 1989 Trade, Industry and Investment

Export of Nigerian Produce Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to repeal the Nigerian Central Marketing Board Act and to make new provisions for the export of Nigerian produce.

Nigeria Trade, Industry and Investment

Import Control Of Bees (Forms Etc.) Order

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This document provides a form of application for a permit to import bees or apicultural material. The permit to import in the prescribed form purporting to be duly signed on behalf of the Minister by an officer of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture not below the rank of principal personnel officer, shall when produced by or on behalf of the holder to an officer of the Department of Customs and Excise, at the point of entry into Nigeria of the bees or apicultural material to which it relates, be accepted as sufficient authority to import the bees or apicultural material referred to in the permit to import, without proof of signature unless the contrary appears.

Nigeria 1970 Agriculture and Rural Development

Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation and for matters connected therewith. Regulation 9 concerns the functions of the tourism board. It shall assist the Corporation on the implementation of this Act, recommend to the Corporation such other measures as may be necessary for the opinion of the Tourism Board to enable full effect to be given to the provisions of this Act, co-ordinate the activities of tourism agencies and perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Corporation.

Nigeria 1992 Agriculture and Rural Development

NAFDAC Herbal Medicine And Related Products Labelling Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

These regulations shall apply to all labelling of complementary and alternative medicine manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, displayed for sale or used in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no person shall manufacture, import, export, distribute, advertise or sell any complementary and alternative medicine unless it is labelled under the provision of these regulations.

Nigeria 2019 Health

Hides And Skins Regulations

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

Part 1 of the document emphasizes that all hides and skins shall be flayed in the approved manner of flaying and All hides and skins shall immediately after flaying be hung up to dry until thoroughly dried in the approved manner of drying in the drying shed provided for that purpose or in the shade if no drying shed is provided. In any place where no drying shed or other places suitable for keeping hides and skins overnight at any market or place of flaying exists, such hides and skins may be removed at sunset to the nearest premises approved by an inspector or authorized person where they shall be dried in the approved manner of drying until thoroughly dried. All hides and skins which are flayed and dried to the satisfaction of an inspector within a prescribed area shall be stamped by such inspector with the stencil and punch mark allotted to that area or to a particular part of that area.

Nigeria 1954 Agriculture and Rural Development

National Environmental (Ozone Layer Protection) Regulations, 2009

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This document provides regulations on the national environment and clearly emphasizes that no person shall import, manufacture in part or whole, install, offer for sale, sell or buy new or refurbished facilities intended to be used for the production of any ozone-depleting substance unless for recovery and recycling of substances already in use.

Nigeria 2009 Health