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63 Environmental impact assessmentin Nigeria: regulatory background andprocedural frameworkNerry Echefu and .E AkpofureABSTRACTAs a consequence of the illegal dumping of toxic wastes in Koko, in theformer Bendel State, in 1987, the Nigerian Government promulgated theHarmful Wastes Decree which provides the legal framework for theeffective control of the disposal of toxic and hazardous waste into anyenvironment within the confines of Nigeria. This was immediately followedby the creation of a regulatory body, the Federal Environmental ProtectionAgency (FEPA) in 1988. FEPA is charged with the overall responsibility ofprotecting and developing the Nigerian environment. To put this into actiona National Policy on the Environment was developed.

environmental consequences of such a proposed action, in the form of an ... its estimated population is over 100 million people. Prior to oil, agriculture (before 1970) was the economic mainstay. With financial resources available from oil and no development policy, unguided urbanization and industrialization took place. Uncontrolled population ...

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