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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: “Oil Injustice” in Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region: A Call for Responsive Governance

  AUTHORS: Theodore Okonkwo, Uzuazo Etemire

  KEYWORDS: Oil and Gas, Petroleum, Injustice, Environmental Degradation, Environmental Protection, Benefit Sharing, Niger Delta, Nigeria

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol.8 No.1, January 22, 2017

  ABSTRACT: The injustice and chaos in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria resulting from the manner in which the oil industry is being run and regulated have since captured the attention of the world. Importantly, the 2011 UNEP Report on the Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland (a Niger Delta community) which revealed shocking levels of ecological degradation has helped to keep the issue on the front burners of international discussion. In this light, this article explores the nature of injustice in the oil producing areas of Nigeria; it assesses the regulatory mechanisms that have been set up to prevent and reverse the injustice in the region; and based on the inadequacies of the present system, it makes recommendations as to how the mechanisms might be better strengthened, and governance executed, all in a manner that is more responsive to the plight of the affected people.