Sustainable Development Goals and the Environment: Eradicating Poverty and Hunger in Nigeria Vis-A-Vis the Doctrine of Non-Justiciability

Abstract

Critical to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the eradication of hunger and poverty. This paper seeks to examine the nuances of eradicating the menace of hunger and poverty in Nigeria through the application of SDGs vis-à-vis fair use of the environment. The paper adopts doctrinal methodology and found that majority of the goals that were agreed upon and named sustainable development goals are goals and objectives already substantially contained in the constitution of all these countries, but the question is why are these countries still have to agree upon them again and named it SDGs? The paper made some other finding and concluded by recommending among others, that Government should develop reasonable sustainable development goals policies that will help to eradicate poverty and hungers,  as well as the political will to follow all their plans, policies and goals with reasonable action and that certain parts of Chapter 2 of the constitution on doctrine of non-justiciability should be done away with.