Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor, disclosed this on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the Inception Meeting of the GEF Child Project 11193 held in Abuja.

Speaking on the objectives of the initiative, Barikor explained that the project, titled Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution in Nigeria, is aimed at significantly reducing the use of plastic sachet water without compromising Nigerians' access to potable water.

He described the inception meeting as a major milestone in Nigeria's ongoing fight against plastic pollution, noting that although single-use plastic sachets have become a convenient source of drinking water for ma...