By Funmi Olasupo

ABUJA—THE Federal Government has said the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA’s comprehensive report on ‘Green Economy in Africa’ will serve as a vehicle for the promotion of sustainable, social and economic transformation in the region.

Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, spoke at a seminar on Greening Africa Industrialisation organised by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, in collaboration with UNECA.

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Mohammed, who also expressed gratitude to UNECA for choosing Nigeria as one of the countries where the project would be launched, said the report would serve as a vehicle for the promotion of sustainable, social and economic transformation in Africa.

She said: “We need to find a way to put less pressure on the environment and ecosystems.”

In his remarks, the Director-General of NESREA, Dr. Lawrence Anukam, referred to NESREA Act 2007, which mandated it to partner with relevant government agencies within and outside the country to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment for Nigerians.

He said: “Through this partnership arrangement, UNECA prepared and launched the 2016 Economic Report for Africa, which is being studied today.”