The Federal Ministry of Environment has set up a Circular Nigeria Committee to facilitate implementation of the Circular Economy roadmap and gradual discontinuation of single use plastic in the country.
According to a communique issued at the end of it’s two-day Ministerial/Top Management Retreat in Kaduna organised for Directors, Heads of Agencies, programmes and special projects of the Ministry, with the theme “Policy Embedment and Synergy of Prioritised Action for a Renewed Hope in Environmental Management”, the Director-General of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Aliyu Jauro was to head the Committee.
The Communique signed by Director Planning Research and Statistics of the Ministry, Malam Stanley Jonah, said that the Circular Nigeria Committee will ensure sustainable waste management and facilitate the implementation of the Circular Economy roadmap. It added that all departments, agencies, programmes and special projects of the ministry shall work collaboratively for the actualization of the ministry’s mandated deliverables derived from the presidential priorities.
“To prioritis mentorship, institutional knowledge transfer and effective succession plan. Procurement plans shall be completed early and submitted to the relevant agencies of government to ensure timely release of fund.
“The retreat also agreed to discontinue the use of single use plastic within the Federal Ministry of Environment and its agencies to drive a culture of waste reduction. In addition, staff of the Ministry and its agencies were requested to demonstrate leadership by example by implementing other personal climate actions in their environment.
“To fast track the issuance of the 3rd Sovereign Green Bond in 2024; To implement programmes for capacity development, staff mobilization, performance tracking and strengthening of relationships between supervising officers and their subordinates, as key strategy to enhance performance; and to accelerate the development of the 2024 – 2027 Ministry’s Strategic Roadmap.
“The retreat culminated in the signing of performance bond with the ministers and permanent secretary by heads of departments and agencies for the delivery of the prioritized mandates of the ministry.
“The ministerial retreat was attended by 83 delegates from the ministry’s departments, agencies, programmes and special projects, critical stakeholders from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), development partners as well as seasoned resource persons,” the communique added.
