Presently, very little if any has been done on
an integrated level concerning industrial pollution
abatement in Nigerian waters (Egbu, 2004; Olayinka
and Alo; 2004, Essoka and Umaru, 2006). The Federal
Government of Nigeria only gave attention to
environmental abuse after the discovery of an Italian
ship dumping toxic wastes in Nigeria in May 1998,
giving rise to the establishment of the “Federal
Environmental Protection Agency” FEPA later that
year. The establishment of FEPA was also followed by
the publication of “National Guidelines and Standards
for Environmental Pollution” which focused mainly on
industrial pollution. This body was renamed in
September 1999 and is presently the ‘ministry of
environment’.