Noise pollution and religious freedom in Nigeria: focus on the 2016 bill for a law to substitute the Kaduna State Religious Preaching Law 1984

Abstract

This paper discusses the issue of noise pollution with regard to the current Kaduna State Bill called a Bill for a Law to Substitute the Kaduna State Religious Preaching Law 1984 which has become very controversial. Because many believe that the contents of this Bill constitute an affront to religious freedom as guaranteed in the Nigerian Constitution, this paper also analyses the contents of the Bill in relation to the right to freedom of religion, thought and conscience.

Keywords: Noise pollution, religious freedom in Nigeria, Kaduna State Bill 2016, Preaching Law 1984