Ngeri Benebo

Ngeri Benebo
Director-General of the
National Environmental Standard and Regulatory Agency
In office
December 2006 – December 2014
Succeeded byLawrence Anukam
Personal details
Born (1955-05-11) 11 May 1955 (age 69)
Okrika, Rivers State, Nigeria
ProfessionMedical doctor

Ngeri Setima Benebo, MFR[1] (was born in May 11, 1955) is a Nigerian medical doctor and public health specialist. She was, until 2015, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA).[2] Her appointment was approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria[3] in December 2006 under the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.[1][4]

Early life and education

Born in Okrika, a port town of Rivers State, Nigeria, Benebo received her West African Senior School Certificate in 1971 after attending Methodist Girls High School Yaba.[5] She proceeded to Federal School of Arts and Science for her "A" Levels obtaining the General Certificate of Education (GCE) in 1974. Between 1979 and 1986, she earned a Medical Doctor (MD) degree from University of Liberia's A. M. Dogliotti College of Medicine and a master's degree in public health from University of Lagos's College of Medicine. In 1991, she was awarded a certificate in Training and Organization Skills for senior managers at the University of London.[5]

Benebo is an alumnus of the National Postgraduate[6] Medicine College of Public Health. She holds a certificate in Management from the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) Badagry.

National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency

In 2006, she was appointed Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA).[5][7] Prior to that, she served as Director of Pollution Control and Environmental Health at the Federal Ministry of Environment.[1]

Achievements in office

  • Initiation and actualization of West African Network on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (WANECE).
  • Establishment of the NESREA Green Corps.[1]
  • Revival of the National Toxic Waste Dump Watch Committee (NTWDWC).[1]
  • Introduction of 24 or 28 environmental regulations into the Gazette of the Government of Nigeria.[8][9]

Awards

Benebo has won the following awards:

  • National Productivity Merit Award (1991)[10]
  • Quality Management Standard Person of the Year (2010)[11]
  • Environmental Man of the Year[4]
  • Nigeria Advancement Awards (2013)[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "NESREA Director General/CEO". Nesrea.gov.ng. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Official page of NESREA".
  3. ^ "Nigeria". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. ^ a b "Ngeri Benebo's biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story - ZGR.net". www.zgr.net. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. ^ a b c "The Transformation Agent in NESREA". Peoplemonthly.org. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Search | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  7. ^ Okeke, Chidimma (3 December 2014). "NESREA scores self high on environmental regulation". Daily Trust. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  8. ^ Nzomiwu, Emmanuel (22 May 2014). "NESREA Commends Anambra Environment Ministry". Daily Independent. Retrieved 27 December 2014 – via AllAfrica.
  9. ^ "Speakers: Plenary I: Environmental, Social and Health Assessment for Sustainable Development". aphpnconference2014.org. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  10. ^ Admin (2017-01-09). "BENEBO, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngeri Setima". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  11. ^ "Ngeri Benebo's biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story - ZGR.net". Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  12. ^ "Ngeri Benebo's biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story - ZGR.net". www.zgr.net. Retrieved 2022-04-26.