Gas Flaring in Nigeria: an Assessment of Its Environmental and Human Rights Implication

ABSTRACT

Gas flaring is one menace that plagues Nigeria. Gas has been flared continuously for several years because it is cheaper to flare gas because proper infrastructure is not in place to utilize associated gas. Associated gas is gas that is discovered alongside crude oil when a well has been opened. Flaring of gas asides being cheaper is pure waste of natural resources and it also damages the environment and can be considered to infringe on human rights. This paper aims to shed light on the concept of gas flaring and its impact on the environment and human beings at large. In doing so, the legislations that bar and ban gas flaring have been examined pointing out the inadequacies in the laws and what can be done.

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The Nigerian Educational System: a Legal Perspective

ABSTRACT

The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things. Over the years the Nigerian educational system has fallen in standard and quality. The reoccurring strike actions, the poor state of the teaching facilities and the lack of adequate budgetary allocation for the educational sector are pointers to this fact. According to Transparency International, 30 per cent of Nigerians surveyed said they had paid a bribe in the education sector. Owing to these corrupt and fraudulent activities, only one Nigerian university, the University of Ibadan is among the top 1000 universities in the world. Are there ways in which the Nigerian educational system can be reinstated back to its former glory? In this write up the writer examines inter alia the legal framework, administration, structure, challenges and expounding on various legal opinions as regards the educational system in Nigeria using a doctrinal research methodology. Read More…

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