The Director General of the National Environmental Standards Regulations and Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Professor Aliyu Jauro, has advised Industries, public, private organisations and the general public to farmiliarise themselves with environmental laws, regulations, standards, guidelines, policies and the provisions of international environmental agreements to which Nigeria is a signatory.
In his maiden press conference in Abuja recently, the NESREA DG said NESREA under his watch will safeguard the environment and penalise environmental offenders.
He said knowing the laws will help to ensure sound disposal of waste (solid, liquid and gaseous); obtain relevant permits, licenses, clearances; to obtain environmental Impact statement/certificates from the Federal Ministry of Environment, before mobilising to sites and also adhere to the Environmental Audit Cycles.
The director-general also asked Nigerians to observe the proper use of environmentally sound technologies to mitigate the effects of climate change and the relevant facilities to subscribe to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programmes.
He said all industrial facilities and the business community are by this notice advised to carry out their activities within the scope of the environmental laws of the country as necessary actions shall be undertaken to observe any breach of the law.
