Evaluating the Commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria in Implementing the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Report on the Ogoni Land in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria since 2016
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2018-02
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Port Harcourt Law Journal
Abstract
Environmental degradation caused by the uncontrolled activities of
Multinational Corporations has existed in Nigeria for over three decades.
The objectives of this paper will therefore be to identify environmental
challenges in the Niger delta region of Nigeria, evaluate the commitment of
the Federal Government of Nigeria in implementing the United Nations
environmental progrmamme (UNEP) report on the Ogoni land in the Niger
delta region of Nigeria and make recommendations. This paper will
approach the Nigerian environmental problems by reference to Internet
sources, Newspaper publications and text books. The findings in this paper
is that the Nigeria government appears not have given due attention to
environmental hazards inspite of the fact that some legislations had been
passes touching on environmental issues. Monitoring and enforcement had
been the major challenge. The United Nations Environmental Progrmamme
(UNEP) Nation had wadded into environmental issues in Nigeria by
conducting investigations and making the necessary recommendations in
the Ogoni land in Nigeria. This paper will high light the United Nations
Environmental Progrmamme (UNEP) report based on its investigations.
This paper will make recommendations toward restoring the Niger Delta
region devastated environment into an environmental friendly one. This
paper will further make useful recommendations towards preventing future
contaminations of the environment and ameliorating the adverse effects of
the polluted environment on the people.
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Environment, Pollution, Contamination, Remediation, Treatment Centre