This course will provide an overview of environmental laws in Nigeria and the regulatory authorities. It will also look at some key issues as emissions to air and water; waste; contaminated land and environmental issues in transactions.
The content of this course is as follows:
- Brief historical background to Environmental management in Nigeria
- Evolution of Environmental Regulations in Nigeria
- Environmental legislation and the regulatory authorities
- The National Policy on the Environment (NPE) of 1989, revised 1999 and 2016
- The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Act no 86 of 1992, revised in 2004-now Environmental Impact Assessment Act Cap E12, LFN 2004
- The National Guidelines and Standards for Environment Pollution Control in Nigeria of 1991,
- Harmful Waste (Special Criminal Provisions etc) Act (Cap H1 LFN 2004).
- National Oil Spill, Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Act 2006. This law puts in place machinery for the co-ordination and implementation of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan for Nigeria.
- The National Effluents Limitations Regulation,
- The National Environmental Protection (NEP) Pollution abatement in Industries and Facilities Generating Waste Regulations
- The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) Act 2007
- Methods used in regulatory enforcement Nigeria’s Challenges in Environmental
Learning Outcome: the students will be familiar with the legal framework in the environment and will be able to review and apply them in ESIA study.
- Teacher: Dr. Joseph Ikechukwu Nwachukwu
- Teacher: Reginald Ogu
- Teacher: ALEXANDER OPARA