ANALYSIS OF REMEDIES FOR VICTIMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BY COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
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Human environment is negatively affected by activities of companies in Nigeria and victims of such affected environment are in most cases denied remedies on many grounds. To this end, the study assessed the impacts of environmental pollution by companies in Nigeria. The study also analyzes various remedies available to victims of environmental pollution, case laws, and their adequacy or otherwise. The study further investigates the mechanism for the enforcement of claim by victims of pollution in Nigeria. Findings revealed that 75 percent of companies (most especially oil and mining) operating in Nigeria pollute the environment, while victims of these pollution go with no or insufficient compensation as a result of technicalities sometimes caused by conflict of laws and the that regulatory Agencies such as National Environmental Standard and Regulations Enforcement Agency and the Department of Petroleum Resources do ensure compliance with environmental protection Laws at all time. The study uses the doctrinal methodology of research to achieve its aim. This work suggests that there should be review of the laws and other practical steps to ensure environmental protection and the smooth enforcement of environmental claim and concluded that environmental Pollution by companies has a negative impact on the Nigerian environment, as such, Mechanisms for the enforcement of claims should be functional and devoid of technicalities, operational and strict in terms of providing protection to the environment.