Benue State University, Makurdi

An analysis of the Domestic Legal Framework for Oil Pollution Control in Nigeria

Sunday John Apoch*

Abstract

Oil pollution is without a doubt a serious issues in Nigeria today. Since Nigeria discovered oil in Oloibiri, the present day Bayelsa state in 1956 the environment has been wrought with oil spills which have caused the degradation of farmland and also the gradual destruction of aquatic life through the exploration and exploitation of crude oil. This is more disturbing considering the fact that the environment where these spills occur is an area where the main livelihood of the people which is farming and fishing depends on. This has negatively affected the people living condition and more or less destroyed the local economy. This paper seeks to analyse the various domestic legal framework that have been enacted by the Nigerian Government to tackle this unfortunate reality. The paper will also examine the contributions of these laws toward addressing this burning issues.

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