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EHCON Unveils Policies To Reduce GhG Emissions, Protect EnvIronment

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja
 Registrar of Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON), Dr. Yakubu Mohammed Baba (left) alongside others at the maiden edition of the National Environment Health Excellence Award (NEHEA) on Tuesday in Abuja. 

The Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) has unveiled policies aimed at reducing Greenhouse Gas (GhG) emissions and protecting the environment. 

They are Premises-based National Greenhouse Gases (GhGs) Emission Monitoring Programme (NGHGEMP), and National Environmental Health Practice Regulations (NEHPR) 2025.  

This was one of the major highlights on Tuesday at the maiden edition of the National Environment Health Excellence Award (NEHEA), organised by EHCON in Abuja.

News Rider reports that President Bola Tinubu was conferred as the Grand Patron of the National Environment and Public Health Association of Nigeria (NEPHAN) and Life Fellow of the Society for Environmental and Public Health of Nigeria (SEPHON).

The Registrar of EHCON, Dr. Yakubu Mohammed Baba disclosed that the ceremony was targetted at acknowledging the contributions of individuals that made significant strides in the development of environmental health in Nigeria.

He stated that the event also marked a significant milestone as President Tinubu received the highest strategic award for environmental excellence.

"This valuable award to the President is a result of his distinguished commitment to environmental health accomplishments in Nigeria, not only as a leader but also as someone who has contributed significantly to the country’s progress in this area," he added.

Baba said that advancing environmental sustainability and championing the cause of climate change, and setting a new standard for environmental health governance, is one of the key drivers for the National Environmental Health Excellence Award. 

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack highlighted the crucial role played by the Federal Civil Service in policy formulation, implementation, and enforcement of environmental regulations that contributed to a safer and healthier Nigeria.

"Within the Nigerian Civil Service, encompasing both the Federal and the state, we have established specialized policies to address these critical areas," she said.

Waslson-Jack revealed that environmental health is pivotal to the nation’s well-being, as well as in controlling factors that may directly or indirectly affect physical, social, and mental health.

Over eighty awardees, including government agencies, individuals and development partners were honoured at the event. 

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