Latest from the Commission
18th February 2021
Finally Shell can no longer shirk responsibility for Niger Delta oil spills
The Secretariat placed an op-ed in the Royal African Society's editorial platform, African arguments. The piece is co-authored by Dr Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou and Prof Engobo Emeseh.
12th February 2021
UK: Supreme Court rules that polluted Nigerian communities can sue Royal Dutch Shell in the English courts
In February 2021, the UK Supreme Court ruled that two Nigerian communities can bring their legal claims for clean-up and compensation against Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary in the English courts. The UK Supreme Court overturned a split decision of the Court of Appeal and held that…
