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LEGAL CAPTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONS: ANALYSING ENFORCEMENT FAILURES AND REFORM STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE IN NIGER DELTA
Olusola David Rex
Nigeria possesses an extensive body of constitutional, statutory and institutional rules directed towards environmental protection. Yet persistent oil pollution, gas flaring, ecological degradation, inadequate remediatio...
A Critical Assessment of Nigeria’s Legal and Institutional Framework for Ocean and Coastal Governance
Asemebo, Fortune Amina Iminabo
Nigeria possessed extensive maritime endowments, including an 850-kilometre coastline and an Exclusive Economic Zone of over 200 nautical miles, holding an untapped blue economy potential estimated at 296 billion USD. Ho...
Beyond Welfare Rhetoric: A Doctrinal Appraisal of Child Custody After Dissolution of Marriage in Nigeria - The Obio-Akpor Experience
Priscilla Nkechinyere EBERECHI
The dissolution of marriage generates complex legal, social, and emotional consequences, particularly for children who often emerge as the most vulnerable parties in custody disputes. This article critically examines the...
A Legal Analysis of the Role of Host Communities in Environmental and Natural Resources Management in Nigeria
Lolo Isaiah Opuende
It is beyond doubt that the local communities play pivotal role in environmental and natural resources management. The role of local communities in environmental and natural resources management, national economy and in...
An Examination of the Roles of a Legal Adviser to a Political Party in a Democracy
Dr. Alawa Stephen Tombari
Actions and inactions of political parties in a democratic State aid to make or mar the governance of the people. The concourse of events in various political parties determines the stability, development, security, and...
Human Rights in Nigeria’s Cyberspace: An Overview
Abraham Ebini, Akeuseph Oyepho
Human Rights in cyberspace deals with the applicability of human rights and basic freedoms in cyberspace. Individuals are entitled to exercise and enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms in cyberspace, just as they d...
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A Critical Assessment of Nigeria’s Legal and Institutional Framework for Ocean and Coastal Governance
Asemebo, Fortune Amina Iminabo
Nigeria possessed extensive maritime endowments, including an 850-kilometre coastline and an Exclusive Economic Zone of over 200 nautical miles, holding an untapped blue economy potential estimated at 296 billion USD. Ho...
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