Ibinabo Fiberesinma Returns With Nigeria Environment Award

MICHAEL AKINOLA

The first ever Miss Earth Nigeria Environment Award is set to debut.

Ibinabo Fiberesima, Nollywood actress and producer of the award, announced this on Tuesday at a media briefing to commemorate the World Environment Day.

According to the former President of Actors Guild of Nigeria, the new award, holding in October, is meant to recognise organisations and governments who are taking the matters of a clean environment seriously and also to encourage those who are not.

“Miss Earth Nigeria Environment Award is to encourage a sustainable pro active environment in Nigeria. It is to celebrate those who are already environmental friendly and have gone Green, as well as to also inspire others to go Green, because the World is green,” Ibinabo stated.

She added that “the award seeks to acknowledge States, corporations and individuals in Nigeria that have achieved significant environmental footprints and have support for waste management, parks, Green zones, renewable sources of energy, tourism, ecological management and wild life preservation.”

Ibinabo emphasised that it is high time Nigerians beginning to pay more attention to the environment like the rest of the world is currently doing.

She said further that “As we commemorate the World Environmental Day 2018 with the theme “Beat Plastic Solution”, we The Miss Earth Nigeria Organization, advocates the total eradication of plastic bottles instead people should beginning to have their own reusable water bottle.

“We want to tell Nigerians to stop carrying bags but have your own shopping bags that you can always reuse when going to the market or shopping. We encourage every home, office to separate waste ant to encourage recycling initiatives, bottles, papers, plastics etc

Miss Earth Nigeria is a prestigious environmentally-themed beauty pageant which started in 2002.

The Miss Earth Nigeria Environment Award is put together by Serendipity Media Ltd which also runs Miss Earth Foundation with focus on environmental conservation and sustainable ecosystem management.