The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently sign the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2025 into law.
The foundation, in a statement issued on Saturday to celebrate the 2026 World Biodiversity Day, warned that Nigeria’s biodiversity was facing unprecedented threats.
In the statement, the Director-General of the foundation, Joseph Onoja, said the proposed Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2025, was imperative and critical to strengthening Nigeria’s legal framework against wildlife crimes.
According to him, the bill would provide stronger legal backing to prosecute offenders, regulate wildlife trade and deter exploitation of threatened species
He noted that biodiversity loss was capable of undermining food security, livelihoods, public health and ecological stability.
