By Christiana Ekpa
The Federal Ministry of Environment and its agencies have urged the House of Representatives to increase their budgetary allocations for 2025.
The ministry made the appeal during a budget defense session with the House of Representatives Committee on Environment.
The ministry, alongside its agencies—the National Park Service, Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON), the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), and the Forest Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN)—reviewed their 2024 performance and outlined projections for 2025.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Kambari, highlighted the ministry’s achievements while emphasizing that inadequate funding remains a critical challenge.
Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General of the National Park Service, reported 2024 expenditures, including N4.33 billion for personnel, N1.03 billion for overheads, and N1.95 billion for capital projects, with N633.46 million disbursed and utilized.
He appealed for a N5.01 billion intervention in 2025 to address funding gaps, insecurity, and illegal mining. The agency also projected N180 million in internally generated revenue for 2025.
