Problems & Prospects due to Ozone Layer Depletion & Climate Change in Nigeria

There is a widespread concern that the Ozone layer which is bringing out terrible deterioration thus contributes to climatic change global warming. So Nigerians are facing a serious global environmental problem. The objective of this paper is to review & examine how Ozone layer depletion & climate change acts as a threat to Nigerians and strategies that should be elucidated to reduce this phenomenon. The review established the fact that climate change has adverse effect in Nigeria especially in gas flaring region, Nigeria Delta area. Nigeria generally is known as a highly industrialized country and a recent study reports that Nigeria have over one hundred and twenty three (123) gas flaring sites making her one of the highest emitters greenhouse gases in Africa. The World Bank (2008) revealed that Nigeria accounts for roughly one-sixth of the worldwide gas flaring. There are sparse rainfall thereby making food production difficult in Northern part of Nigeria