TOPICS

ABSTRACT:- 1956 oil was first struck in commercial qualities in Oloibiri in the present day Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Accordingly, the discovery of oil has brought economic prospect to the nation and environmental degradation to the lives...

Background of the Study

Crime is one major problem, and a burning issue in which every society particularly a developing one is faced with. Nigeria as a developing country faces her own share of social, political, economic and cultural problems at diffe...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Nigeria’s economy before independence and shortly afterward largely depended on agriculture. This is because a good number of its citizens are farmers. Intact about 70% of the Nigerian populace then were basically farmers a...

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Composite is the mixture of a matrix and a reinforcement, which when combined produces qualities superior to those of the separate components (Adebajo, 2022). (Adebajo, 2022). Wood plastic composite (WPC) is consequently a mixt...

ABSTRACT

The physical presence of the oil industry in Nigeria is so large and has resulted in a lot of activities in the upstream sector which has deleterious effects on ecosystem stability and local biodiversity – which the peoples‘ livelihoods depend upon...

 Abstract

This study is on oil spillage and its environmental effects. The major objective of the study is to ascertain the effect of oil spillage in the environment. The total population for the study is 200 selected residents in Niger Delta region. The researcher...

1. 1. Environmental Degradation

Before environmental degradation is considered we must first of all know what is environment or what constitutes the environment.

Environment is the natural world in which people, animals...

ABSTRACT

Over the years there have been stories of notorious oil spillages in the Niger Delta regions of the country, deposition of deadly industrial wastes into the seas at Lagos Lagoons and beaches, deposition of Biological and medical wastes in the Nigerian sea borde...

ABSTRACT

The research work aimed at finding the effect of oil spillage in the Niger Delta, the causes of oil spillage and it effect on the economy. Various models were examined concerning the effects of oil spillage in the Niger Delta; the study made us...

ABSTRACT

This project set out to examine the compensation of oil spill victims in the Nigerian oil industry. The compensation of these victims has become clumsy and dark in the wake of oil bunkering, pipeline vandalism, sabotage, since in the past, oil spill was as a result of the activ...

Statement of the Research Problem

Industrialization, discovery of crude oil as a source of fuel and most human activities have impacted the soil and water directly or indirectly. Human and other life forms depend on the soil directly or indirectly for their survival. The negative impact...

Justification for the Research

Residents of wetlands like the Nigeria’s Niger delta are concerned about the environmental impact of residual oil spill into receiving surface waters and land. The adverse effect of oil spill to the ecosystem and the long term effect of environmental...

2 Statement of the Problem

Petroleum substances pose a threat to the environment as they negatively affect plant production and put health of people and animals at risk (Zacharyasz et al., 2012 and Kolwzan et al., 2001). They cause carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic effects (Ribes et al....

2 Statement of the Problem Petroleum substances pose a threat to the environment as they negatively affect plant production and put health of people and animals at risk (Zacharyasz et al., 2012 and Kolwzan et al., 2001). They cause carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic effects (Ribes et al., 2003, Fr...