Legislating Development in Nigeria's Oil-Producing Region: The N. D. D. C. Act Seven Years On

Ojukwu-Ogba, Nelson

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“…The general consensus in academic literature is that the aforementioned governmental initiatives have been ineffectual. 67 The United @ECRTD-UK: https://www.eajournals.org/ Publication of the European Centre for Research Training and Development -UK Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) environmental assessment on Ogoni land was conducted at the behest of the Nigerian government and two different Nigerian presidents, Goodluck Jonathan and Mohammadu Buhari have tried to implement the UNEP report and unfortunately, progress has been very slow. 68 Following the SERAC decision, there appears to be some direct engagement by the African commission to ascertain whether the Nigeria government did fully comply with the decision.…”

Section: The Persuasive Influence Of Serac's Case In Nigeria and Acro...mentioning

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A Jurisprudential Anatomy of the Legal Status of the Concept of Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Agwor¹

2022

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The foundation of sustainable development was first laid as “eco development” in the 1972 Stockholm conference at Sweden, which was held following the problems associated with the anthropogenic over exploitation of natural resources for demographic and economic growth that was facing both industrialized and unindustrialized states. However, it was given prominence by the report of “Our Common Future” published in 1987 after the convocation of the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) chaired by Mrs. Harlem Brundtland, and was continuously amplified by subsequent international instruments, regional treaties and national laws respectively, notwithstanding the seeming uncertainty of its legal status which varies from state to state. The fundamental purpose of this paper is to x-ray the legal status of the concept of sustainable development under the Nigerian corpus juris.

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A Jurisprudential Anatomy of the Legal Status of the Concept of Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Agwor¹

2022

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“…Reports suggest that there are over 150 oil fields and over 1481 oil wells locations in the region that situates the region as the largest oil reserve in the continent and 10 th in the world (Isah, 2012). The country presently derives over 90% of its revenue from crude oil and gas (Ojukwu -Ogba, 2009). This may explain the importance of the sector to the nation's economy.…”

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An Impact Assessment of the National Policy on Guidelines and Standards for Environmental Pollution Control in Nigeria, 1991: A Case Study of the Niger Delta

Wenibowei¹

2018

Int. j. soc. sci. humanit. invent.

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Oil exploration and exploitation has been on-going in the Niger Delta region in several decades. This has had disastrous effects on the region’s biodiversity and socio-economic environment. More importantly, the peoples’ sources of livelihood have been greatly affected due to pollution resulting from gas flaring and oil spills from explorative and exploitative activities. In the face of all these, there are existing laws and policies aimed at controlling and preserving the environment from total destruction. The main focus of this paper is the evaluation of the impact of the national policy on environment particularly the Federal Government Policy on the “Guidelines and Standards for Environmental Pollution Control, 1991” as a regulatory instrument for environmental management in Nigeria. The findings based on secondary data reveals that policies as guiding principles and regulations are essential but the enforcement of these policies have not been effective enough to attain the desired objectives for which they are enacted. The paper posits that the lack of enforcement of the policy on the guidelines and standards for environmental pollution control in Nigeria in the Niger Delta region has resulted in the continuous degradation of the region’s environment, producing very severe hardship on the people as this directly affect the economic sources of survival. The country’s dependence on crude oil revenue buttresses the lackluster approach by the government to environment law enforcement in the Niger Delta region. Thus, oil spillages and gas flaring is continuing in the Niger Delta region.

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Environmental Impacts and Risks of Extractive Operations

Olawuyi

2018

Extractives Industry Law in Africa

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Legislating Development in Nigeria's Oil-Producing Region: The N. D. D. C. Act Seven Years On

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A Jurisprudential Anatomy of the Legal Status of the Concept of Sustainable Development in Nigeria

A Jurisprudential Anatomy of the Legal Status of the Concept of Sustainable Development in Nigeria

An Impact Assessment of the National Policy on Guidelines and Standards for Environmental Pollution Control in Nigeria, 1991: A Case Study of the Niger Delta

Environmental Impacts and Risks of Extractive Operations

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