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Environmental Consultant Accreditation

Be accredited to prepare EIAs and environmental audits in Abia State.

Who can apply

An environmental consulting firm, by its business ABSSIN, or a consultant by their own.

  • I am applying for the consulting firm
  • I am an individual consultant

What you receive

An accreditation certificate (ENV-CONS-2026-00045), valid for the year.

It is valid for a year from the day it is issued. It is issued as the Certificate of Accreditation of an Environmental Consultant, with a QR code anyone can scan to confirm it is genuine and in force.

What you will need

Your application asks only for what your answers call for. Clear scans or photographs (PDF, JPG or PNG) are fine. Do not upload a tax clearance certificate: the Board of Internal Revenue checks it for you.

  • CV of the lead consultant Required
  • Professional certificates (one PDF) Required
  • List of past projects Required
  • Means of identification of the proprietor (NIN slip, passport or driver's licence) Required For a person applying in their own name
  • Certificate of incorporation (or business name registration) Required For a company or business name
  • CAC status report (or Form CAC 7) naming the directors Required For a company or business name The desk officer confirms the directors you listed against it.

How it is processed

  1. Desk review — your application and documents are being checked
  2. Directors and CAC record — the company's directors are being confirmed For a company or business name only
  3. Technical review — your application is under technical review
  4. BIR assessment and payment — with the Board of Internal Revenue for assessment and payment
  5. Approval — your application is with the approving authority
  6. Issuance — your licence is being issued

Each stage is decided by the officer responsible for it, and approvals by officers who took no other part in the case. If anything more is needed you are asked on your Case Pass, and the clock waits for you. You are told at every step by SMS and WhatsApp.