The Federal Government, on Wednesday, announced that it had secured a grant of €1m from the European Union to execute the instrument for nuclear safety projects in Nigeria.
It announced this in Abuja through the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, after EU nuclear safety experts visited the NNRA and held discussions with the agency for three days.
The NNRA, in a statement issued in Abuja by its Head of Information and Protocol Unit, Ekaette Bassey, said the discussions centred on the commencement of the European Instrument for International Nuclear Safety Cooperation project on enhancing the regulatory framework for nuclear safety in Nigeria.
The Director-General, NNRA, Yau Idris, thanked the EU for finding the request made by the agency worthy of a grant, covering a period of two years from October 1, 2023, to September 31, 2025.
He indicated that the implementation of the project would be closely monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure compliance with international best practices and regulations.
Idris stated that part of the grant was meant for the NNRA to implement some aspects of the IAEA Integrated Regulatory Review Service mission.
