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

The 2017 appropriation act highlights the various Expenditures for the infrastructure concession and regulatory commission

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.

These rules apply to all ships carrying timber deck cargo. Part II of this document contains additional rules that apply to steamers marked with timber load lines when loaded beyond the maximum depth to which they would for the time being be entitled under the load line rules to be loaded if they were not marked with timber load-lines.

Where necessary, the measure of the tonnage of a ship in Nigeria shall be ascertained under these regulations. Its application for registration of a ship in Nigeria shall be made by the owner to the Minister in a form prescribed by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.

These regulations apply to all Nigeria sea-going ships except fishing boats and pleasure yachts. Regulation 3 provides that every person to order a ship to which these regulations apply constructed shall create, during construction, a plan of the ship on a scale not smaller than 1 in 100, to be submitted to a surveyor of ships on a day not later than the day on which the keel of the ship is laid, showing clearly the proposed arrangement of the crew accommodation in the ship and its proposed position concerning other spaces therein.

These regulations apply to any certificate of competence issued under the act and to any other certificate of competence issued under the act and to any other certificate or document issued under the Act other than one certifying that a person is qualified as an officer.

The document is concerned with the health of seafarers. It provides that a ship must carry a ship’s medical guide adopted by the Minister. The medical guide explains how the contents of a medicine chest are to be used and also permits someone that is not a doctor to care for the sick or injured onboard a ship.

These regulations apply to every seagoing vessel whether publicly owned or privately owned. It is engaged in the transport of cargo or passengers for trade and registered in Nigeria.

These regulations apply to Nigerian ships only. It provides for the responsibilities of companies, masters and others; safe manning documents, hours of work, the general duty of company employers and masters, duties of a master and seafarer, schedules of duties and need to record; exception for emergencies, watchkeeping arrangements, watchkeeping arrangements in port, watchkeeping arrangements in port for ship carrying hazardous cargo, documents carried on board, an inspection of non-Nigerian ships, power to detain and penalties.

The purpose of this plan is to develop and articulate an effective work programme to identify the initiatives, strategies, capabilities, competencies, data, partnerships and resources required to mobilize stakeholders, enablers and drivers towards achieving the core mandate of NIMASA, restructuring and repositioning the agency and the Maritime sector in Nigeria with a view to the unveiling, strengthening and transforming her ocean economy for the benefit of all stakeholders and the socio-economic growth & development of the country.

The Nigerian Ports Authority Act 1999, Cap. 126 law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 vests the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) with the responsibilities and functions of providing and operating necessary facilities in ports, maintaining, improving and regulating the use of the port and providing for matters connected therewith. This document describes the functions of the authority, port operations (marine) by Nigerian Ports Authority procedures for joint boarding of ships for rummaging, voyage reconciliation, and miscellaneous bills.

The 2017 appropriation act highlights the various Expenditures for the fiscal responsibility commission

The critical role of the port in national economic and social development derives from its significance as the cheapest mode of moving large cargoes from one point to the other. The demand for port services by vessels is, however, a derived demand earned through conscious and deliberate policy choices made and driven to create the enabling environment for ship-owners. This document therefore, provides quick guidelines and general information about ports in Nigeria and become a useful guide to the ports’ stakeholders as well as to our potential investors.

This is a law to provide for the establishment of the Bayelsa State Development and Investment Corporation. It clearly states regulations for the establishment of the corporation, vesting of assets, objectives of the corporation, establishment and responsibility of the board, composition and tenure of the board, appointment of staff, and investment of funds of the corporation. The corporation’s objectives are to invest in such commercial, agricultural and or industrial activities or ventures that could be profitably undertaken, to drive, enhance and encourage economic and commercial activities in Bayelsa State, to start new activities after a careful assessment of risks and returns, such as petroleum refineries, petrochemical industries, toll roads, highways, water, sewage, waste management, hospital, real estate and such other activities that can be carried out profitably, to develop and or increase its human resources so it can gradually and correctly assert control and supervision of the core sectors in which it has substantial stakes, and to encourage and assist in the development and diversification of commerce and industry in Bayelsa State.

This law provides for the creation of the Cross River State Border Communities Development Commission as a body corporate. The document outlines some of the functions of the commission. The commission will: in conjunction with the relevant security agencies, take requisite steps to ensure the security of border communities; undertake the comprehensive development of border communities within the State; advise the Government on Border Communities development and other related issues; consult with the border communities and advice the State Government on areas which require urgent attention to maintain peace and develop border communities, execute such policies, projects, and programs in border communities; and co-ordinate the activities of all relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in the implementation of Government policies and programs for the development of border communities.