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Deficient legislation sanctioning oil spill in Nigeria: a need for a review of the regulatory component of petroleum laws in Nigeria and the Petroleum Industries Bill.

Chuks-Ezike, Chukwuemeka Ifeanyi

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Chukwuemeka Ifeanyi Chuks-Ezike



Abstract

The grave challenges of oil pollution have been over stated in several environmental journals. Similarly, there have been several discourses on the prevailing nature of Nigerian oil spill pollution. Alarmingly, the spills seem to have persisted, despite existing legislations sanctioning them, making it seem as if there was no legislation sanctioning such pollution activities ab-initio. Scholars state that the environmental pollution and degradation that has emanated from oil spill in Nigeria has led to the destruction of landscape, loss of arable farmlands, aesthetic environment, fishing operations, revenue, and sometime lives. This article shall therefore review the current legislation to identify their deficiencies, as well as the perceived inability of the Petroleum Industries Bill (PIB) to effectively enforce against deliberate pollution.

Citation

CHUKS-EZIKE, C.I. 2018. Deficient legislation sanctioning oil spill in Nigeria: a need for a review of the regulatory component of petroleum laws in Nigeria and the Petroleum Industries Bill. International journal of environment and sustainability [online], 7(1), pages 30-44. Available from: https://www.sciencetarget.com/Journal/index.php/IJES/article/view/816/227

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 1, 2018
Online Publication Date Mar 6, 2018
Publication Date Apr 30, 2018
Deposit Date Jun 4, 2018
Publicly Available Date Jun 4, 2018
Journal International journal of environment and sustainability
Print ISSN 1927-9566
Electronic ISSN 1927-9566
Publisher Science Target
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 1
Pages 30-44
Keywords Pollution; Policy; Legislation; Constitution; Environment
Public URL http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2938
Publisher URL https://www.sciencetarget.com/Journal/index.php/IJES/article/view/816

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