The exploitation of natural resources and the desire to carry out developmental projects have brought with it positive and negative impact necessitating the need to exercise restraint in terms of activities of man. The environment is the domain where all desires of man are accomplished. The protection of the environment is sequel to the awareness of man to control it. The reasoning of using the law to regulate and ensure a safer environment becomes fundamental in our ways of life. The science of law, i.e. an organized and critically controlled body of knowledge both of legal institutions and legal precepts i.e. of the legal ordering of society informed the question to what extent can this be achieved. There have been cases of environmental degradation, environmental pollution and many other environmental hazards that are either natural or man-made. The environment is the focal point in the drive for development in various sectors and institutions, indicating that there would be no development without the environment. This study examines the nature of environmental problems in Nigeria. Nigeria has a total land area of 983,213 km2 occupied by about 167 Million people.
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