This is an Act to determine the limits of the territorial waters of Nigeria and for other matters connected therewith. It defines territorial water as every part of the open sea within thirty nautical miles of the coast of Nigeria (measured from a low watermark) or of the seaward limits of inland waters. The sections are concerned with the extension of limits of territorial waters, jurisdiction in respect of offences committed in territorial waters and restriction on the trial of persons other than Nigerian citizens for offences committed in territorial waters.

The decree extends the territorial waters of Nigeria to 30 nautical miles (from 12 nautical miles) of the coast of Nigeria and the document also amends the territorial water decree of 1967.

This is an Act to delimit the exclusive economic zone of Nigeria being an area extending up to 200 nautical miles seawards from the coasts of Nigeria. Within this Zone, and subject to universally recognized rights of other States (including land-locked States), Nigeria would exercise certain sovereign rights, especially with the conservation or exploitation of the natural resources (minerals, living species, etc.) of the sea bed, its subsoil and suprajacent waters and the right to regulate by law the establishment of artificial structures and installations and marine scientific research, amongst other things. Its section is concerned with the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone of Nigeria.

This is a law for the preservation and control of forests. The law provides for forest reserves and declaration of protected forests, the effect of certain things done under forestry ordinance. It also outlines the regulations on the administration of forest reserves and protected forests.

These regulations specify provisions concerning forest rights, protection of forest reserves and produce, fires, licenses for the taking of forest products, fees, and royalties, marking and registration, and timber floating.

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This law consist of 56 sections, divided into 6 parts, and 3 Schedules: Sections 1 to 4 are preliminary provisions, sections 4 to 11 provide for the protection of animals; sections 12 to 32 make provisions for the declaration of game reserves; sections 33 to 43 makes provision to restrict hunting and the killing of fish; and finally, the remaining provisions of this law deal with enforcement, prosecution, and regulation-making powers of the Minister.

This law outlines the provisions for issuing hunting licenses. An applicant may apply to kill or capture a number of any species of specially protected animal or protected animal up to a maximum number specified in the law.

The document provides for the payment of trophy fees for prohibited animals. It defines the form of a free disposal permit, identification of a trophy animal, transfer of trophies, the division of a trophy animal, and a trophy dealer’s license.

This permit authorizes the holder to own the captive animal for twelve months provided that adequate provisions are made for the health and welfare of the animal. If the animal is transferred to another person, the transferee shall own a valid license to possess such a live animal. No person or persons shall keep in captivity any live prohibited animal, a specially protected animal, a protected animal, or exotic animal without a license to do so issued per the provisions of these regulations.

This document was designed under the provisions of section 7 and fourth schedule to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the Nasarawa State local government laws of 2018 and other applicable enabling Laws, Karu Local government council, promulgates the local government bye-laws in the interest of the people, for their protection and the promotion of their prosperity and welfare. It describes enabling law, application, functions of the local government council, and establishment of the local government council departments.

This document specifies the close season for the cultivation of cotton from 15 February to 15 June of each year. No seeds shall be planted or cotton is grown during this period and all cotton plants shall be removed or burned before the close season. An inspecting officer may order compulsory burning or removal of cotton plants.

The decree amends the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture decree 1967. Among other things, the decree amends the composition of the board of trustees of the Institute and empowers the Institute the power to borrow money for its purposes.

This Act provides for the control, regulation, and protection of sea fisheries in the territorial waters of Nigeria. The first part of the Act describes the licensing of motor fishing boats; the second part concerns enforcement, the prohibition of certain fishing methods, and offences and penalties.

These bylaws define the purposes and program of the IITA. The document states the program will be implemented through the financial support of the member nations, private foundation agencies, and other international agricultural research organizations with the cooperation of the Nigerian Government.

The decree states that the institute was established and maintained as an autonomous, non-stock, philanthropic, non-profit and tax-free corporation having and exercising the functions hereinafter appearing and that the proposal aforesaid should be construed accordingly. Therefore, the government hereby decrees that an institute known as the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (hereafter in this decree referred to as ” the Institute”) would be established to exercise the functions and powers and pursue the objectives assigned to it by this Decree. The Institute shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal which shall be kept in the custody of the chairman of the board of trustees or of the director if so authorized by the board. The Institute shall also have the general responsibility for undertaking studies of and research into tropical agriculture and of providing information thereon to representatives of governments or groups or bodies of persons, interested in tropical agriculture

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The objectives of the environmental impact assessment are to establish, before a decision is taken by any person, authority, corporate body or unincorporated body, including the Government of the Federation, State or Local government intending to undertake or authorize the undertaking of any activity, those matters that may likely or to a significant extent affect the environment or have an environmental effect on those activities and which shall first be taken into account, to promote the implementation of appropriate policy in all Federal Lands (however acquired) States and local government areas, consistent with all laws and decision‐making processes through which the goal and objective in paragraph (a) of this section may be realized and to encourage the development of procedures for information exchange, notification and consultation between organs and persons when proposed activities are likely to have significant environmental effects on boundary or trans‐State or on the environment of bordering town and villages.

This is an Act to prohibit the carrying, depositing and dumping of harmful waste on any land, territorial waters and matters relating thereto. A person shall be deemed to deposit or dump harmful waste under this Act if he deposits or dumps the harmful waste, whether solid, semi‐solid or liquid, in such circumstances, or for such period that he may be deemed to have abandoned it where it is deposited or dumped or to have brought it to the place where it is so deposited or dumped for its being disposed of or abandoned whether by him or any other person.

This document focuses on key issues that revolve around how emerging trends in the global maritime industry affects the shipping and maritime sector in Nigeria, domestic factors that will influence the sector and progress on the drive to mitigate challenges in the sector.