The Polluter-Pays Principle in Nigeria
By Jacinta Ewheavworiome Source: LinkedIn/ Center for Architecture & Design For over twenty-one years the Polluter-Pays Principle (PPP) has been a part of the Nigerian Environmental laws to guide against the indiscriminate disposal of harmful substances into the environment by industries and individuals alike. The principle is a consequence of the large number of deaths that trail environmental pollution in Nigeria yearly. In 2018, more than 11,200 people died from air pollution-related causes alone, says a world bank study. Another study reveals that polluted water and other related casualties lead to an annual 1.7 million deaths in the country. Environmental pollution is mainly sponsored by man-made activities like bush burning, dumping of wastes into water bodies, burning of fossil fuels and the release of exhaust fumes by vehicles, industries and factories. The Polluter-Pays Principle aims to curb these indiscriminate acts. For instance, in the Niger...