Promotion of health and safety of individual in the contemporary society of Nigeria and in other parts of the sub-saharan Africa countries of the world has been a critical issue under consideration. Our environment has been experiencing various environmental pollution due to human activities; hence promotion of the health and safety becomes a challenge in this regard. The paper sought to have a central focus on the promotion of health and safety of individuals through environmental laws and government policy. An overview of environmental laws in Nigeria, and the environmental and health problems in Nigeria were extensively considered. The paper further highlighted the specific laws in the pre and post-independence era of Nigeria. The paper came out with the conclusion that the danger posed by the environmental pollution is as a result of human action in the environment is a well establish fact that it is possible to constitute a health hazard into individual in the society. Based on this observation, the following recommendations among others where proffered: Relevant stakeholders in health, oil and gas should emphasis the necessity for a concerted effort to raise the level of awareness and their understanding of environment and health laws. Government should encourage works, write-ups, articles and desertions which high light and expose the population on the danger associated with environmental pollution and more enlightenment campaign program should be organized to emphasize the use of electronic media to explain the causes of environmental problems in the society.