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Nearly 14,000 people from two Nigerian communities are seeking justice in the high court in London against the fossil fuel giant Shell
In February 2023, Nearly 14,000 people from two Nigerian communities are seeking justice in the high court in London against the fossil fuel giant Shell, claiming it is responsible for devastating pollution of their water sources and destruction of their way of life.
Leigh Day: Legal Briefing Note – Ogale & Bille Communities v. Shell plc
Leigh Day: Legal Briefing Note – Ogale & Bille Communities v. Shell plc The Ogale and Bille communities in the Niger Delta (estimated combined population of 50,000) have been fighting for justice against the British oil and gas giant, Shell plc, for over seven years.
Equinor To Divest $1bn Stake In Nigeria’s Agbami Oil Assets.
In January 2023, Equinor To Divest $1bn Stake In Nigeria’s Agbami Oil Assets.
Displaced by devastating floods, Nigerians are forced to use floodwater despite cholera risk
Bayelsa, Nigeria CNN — Nigeria’s southern Bayelsa state is officially nicknamed the ‘glory of all lands.’ But much of it is now a river that has driven entire communities away from their homes. Desperate to survive, many locals fleeing raging floods which have wrecked their homes and livelihoods are also forced…
Gov. Diri’s Broadcast on Flood
Address by His Excellency Governor Douye Diri on the flood situation in Bayelsa State on Tuesday, 18 October 2022. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C41dkL6UkVM&feature=youtu.be
Prosecute Shell, Other Oil Companies Polluting, Destroying Oil-Rich Ogoni Land, MOSOP Tells Nigerian Government
President of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke, who made the call in a statement issued on Sunday to mark this year’s World Food Day, said pollution has significantly reduced community capacity for food production in societies where legislation has been tolerant of reckless business practices that harm the environment. The Movement for…
One of World’s Most Polluted Spots Gets Worse as $1 Billion Cleanup Drags On
In August 2022, Bloomberg published an article on Mismanagement, waste and lack of transparency are making the cleanup in the Niger Delta’s Ogoniland anything but exemplary, UN reports indicate. Mismanagement, waste and lack of transparency are making the cleanup in the Niger Delta’s Ogoniland anything but exemplary, UN reports indicate.By In the…
Shell pauses sale of Nigerian onshore oil assets
By Ron Bousso LONDON – Shell said on Thursday it had suspended plans to sell its onshore oil assets in Nigeria, complying with a Supreme Court ruling that said it had to wait for the outcome of an appeal over a 2019 oil spill. “Shell welcomes the Nigerian Supreme Court’s decision…
NOSDRA confirms crude oil spill at Eroto’s OML 18 in Bayelsa
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), yesterday, confirmed an oil wellhead leak at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18, operated by an indigenous operator, Eroton Exploration and Production Limited, along the 97-km Nembe Creek Trunkline (NCTL) located near the corridors of the export line, in Rivers State.Residents said…
The village that stood up to big oil – and won
On 10 October 2004, Eric Dooh received an urgent call from one of his father’s employees: the waterway surrounding their houses was running black with oil. Near the outskirts of Dooh’s village of Goi, a pipeline built by Royal Dutch Shell in the 1960s carried oil from inland Nigeria to an offshore…
