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The National Environmental Standard and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has attributed human activities such as deforestation, bush burning, and an increase in greenhouse gases as major causes of climate change. The Enugu State Coordinator of the agency, Mr. Pele Egbegari, stated this in Enugu earlier in the week. Egbegari said that the issue of climate change had really affected the peace of the country. He said the issue of climate change had caused migration with people moving from their country, state or region of origin to distant places in search of greener pasture. “When the plants are deforested, there will be no longer sinking for carbon dioxide. This causes an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. “They end up absorbing heat from the sun thereby making it unbearable for people. “Human activities actually affect the increase in greenhouse gases leading to global warming,” he said. Egbegari said that some of the effects of desertification inclu...

A federal high court in Lagos has declared void powers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to impose fines on motorists for traffic offences. John Tsoho, a judge, held that the commission could not turn itself into a court of law by punishing those who commit traffic offences. Tope Alabi, a lawyer, had approached the court to declare that only a court of competent jurisdiction could pronounce a person guilty under section 10 (4) and 28 (2) of the FRSC Act 2007. Other defendant in the suit was the attorney-general of the federation. The judge also awarded N1million damages in favour of the plaintiff because officials of the FRSC had confiscated his vehicle and driver’s licence. Tosho said while FRSC was statutorily empowered to arrest and fine traffic offenders, a closer look at the definition of the word “fine” meant a pecuniary criminal punishment or civil penalty payable to the public treasury. “In the instant case, however, the involvement of the element of a...