The Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled a Presidential Executive Order prohibiting the exportation of wood and allied products across the country.
Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Alhaji Balarabe Abbas-Lawal, said on Wednesday in Katsina, that the order, tagged: “Presidential Executive Order on Prohibition of Exportation of Wood and Allied Products, 2025, was signed by the President Bola Tinubu.
He stated that henceforth, exportation of wood, charcoal and other allied products are prohibited across the country.
The minister, who was in Katsina for the 18th meeting of the National Council on Environment (NCE), explained that the order was supposed to be launched in Abuja, but used to opportunity of the NCE meeting to unveil it in Katsina.
Abbas-Lawal disclosed that forests in the country belong to the states, and the states are responsible for controlling them.
He added that the Federal Government owns and controls the national parks and that under the executive order, “forests resources included all trees, vegetation and associated biodiversity found within forested areas of Nigeria.”
“Illegal logging means, unauthorised harvesting, transporting, processing, buying and selling of timber or other forests products in contravening of Nigerian laws,” he said.
The theme of the meeting was ‘Tackling the triple planetary crises: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution for sustainable development in Nigeria’.
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