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Nigeria to enforce ban on importation of two-stroke engines

Xinhua, December 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Nigerian government will enforce ban on importation of two-stroke engines and vehicles without emission reduction technology into the country, a top official said Thursday.

Lawrence Anukam, the Director-General of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) disclosed this in Abuja, the nation's capital.

He said emission releases from vehicles could be about 60 per cent of air pollution in the country.

He said the agency had collaborated with Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs), Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs), Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC), Nigeria Police and other relevant agencies across the country.

He said the collaboration was to test vehicles for excessive emission and to ensure air quality in the country.

According to him, government would be launching Vehicular Emission Control Program in the first quarter of 2017.

Anukam said governments with other relevant organizations were committed to ensuring that the launching of the program would be successful.

He told reporters that the program would also involve experts from international organizations, adding that the efforts would ensure effectiveness of the program.

Anukam said the government was concerned about air pollution from human activities and one of such was vehicular emissions. Endit