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Environmental justice in Nigeria's Niger Delta raises critical questions about whether courts can effectively protect communities from oil pollution. Through landmark cases like Bodo and Centre for Oil Pollution Watch, Nigerian courts have begun to recognize environmental harm claims, but the path to meaningful remedies remains complex. The effectiveness of judicial protection depends on legal frameworks, access to justice, and the ability to deliver timely, comprehensive remedies that go beyond compensatio

The challenges of operating in the Mining sector in Nigeria range from insecurity, poor data gathering, infrastructural deficiency etc. In addition to these challenges...

Can the constitutional right to life be meaningfully protected while ignoring environmental conditions that make life unsafe? This article examines the evolving Nigerian legal framework connecting environmental degradation in oil-producing communities to fundamental constitutional rights, analyzing key court decisions that have shaped—and continue to contest—the relationship between pollution and the right to life.

Nigeria's environmental rights litigation has evolved through landmark cases that tested constitutional boundaries and expanded access to justice. From the groundbreaking Gbemre decision recognizing environmental protection as a fundamental right, through judicial restraint in Opara, to the Supreme Court's standing expansion in Centre for Oil Pollution Watch...

This move has generally encouraged movement both domestically and internationally, increasing the demand for petroleum and related products.

The trial of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine in Nigeria's Niger Delta during the 1990s became a watershed moment in environmental justice, bringing global attention to the devastating ecological impact of oil extraction on local communities. Dr. Olisa Agbakoba's role as defense counsel in this landmark case transformed his legal practice...

To maximize the benefits of the Lekki Deep-Sea Port and sustain the advantages that it has heralded, there is a need to learn from the experiences of countries like China which have successfully...

Nigeria's oil-producing communities face decades of environmental pollution from oil spills, gas flaring, and contaminated waterways. As these environmental harms increasingly affect health, livelihoods, and living conditions, Nigerian courts are grappling with a fundamental question: can severe environmental degradation constitute a violation of constitutional human rights, and how should the law balance environmental protection with enforceable fundamental rights?

ESG reporting is simply the disclosure of information about operations that relate to environmental, social and governance areas of a business.

The Nigerian natural gas sector is a critical component of Nigeria's energy mix and has significant potential to drive economic growth and development. Nigeria is blessed with abundant gas resources

The Nigerian economy is a mixed economy and the maritime sector is a major sector of the Nigerian economy, taking into consideration that the country is a major oil-producing and exporting country.

Sustainability reporting is the disclosure and communication of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals of an organisation...

It is a common practice in Nigeria, especially in Lagos, for developers of residential estates to compel purchasers in the completed estate, by virtue of their purchase...

In recent times, there has been an increased emphasis on the inclusion of sustainability by business entities, and organisations globally.

Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) refers to the set of standards measuring a business' impact on the environment, and society as well as how transparent...

The Nigerian Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD) revoked over 4,000 dormant or underutilized mining licences, within the last 3 years, citing reasons including failure...

After almost two decades, the long and protracted reform process of the Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 ("PIB", "Bill") culminated in the splitting of the Bill into four smaller legislations