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The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Agency NESREA says it will partner with the Nigerian Customs service to archive environmental sustainability at various Nigerian ports.
A statement from the Assistant Director press and public relations, Amaka Ejiofor Wednesday, indicated that the Director General of NESREA, Dr. Innocent Barikor led the management team of the Agency on a visit to the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi to firm up the partnership between both organisations.
During the meeting, Dr. Barikor and his host highlighted the existing collaboration between NESREA and NCS and agreed on the need to build greater synergy particularly at the ports .
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Lined up strategies includes seamless processing and verification of environmental documents such as import clearance, the integration of NESREA’s online portal into the recently developed B’odogwu platform and the mechanism for sharing information on the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) were discussed
Dr. Barikor seized the opportunity to intimate the CGC and his team on the Federal Government ban on single use plastics in an effort to promote circular economy in the country as well as tackle plastic pollution.
Responding, the CGC, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi said the Service was committed to entrenching sustainability into its operations and enforcing standards in line with the green customs action plan of the World customs organisation (WCO)
