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Nigerian oil spill messes created by Shell have ruined farms and fisheries and locals want compensation before it sells up

The traditional prime minister of Goi community in Gokana Council of Rivers State, Eric Dooh, has gone to church to thank God for securing justice against Shell at the International Court of Justice, Hague, Netherlands.

For the people living in the region, the discovery of oil has ruined livelihoods and devastated the land and the health of residents, resulting in high rates of poverty and unrest. Worse, despite revenues, the Delta’s peoples have yet to benefit from the oil extracted from beneath their feet.

Niger Delta community pursues new claims over Shell oil spills in U.K. court More than 11,000 people from Nigeria’s southeastern oil-producing region have filed claims against Shell at a London court, demanding the fossil fuel giant clean up damage from decades of oil spills and pay compensation to affected residents. Following a U.K. court ruling […]

Four Nigerian farmers and their villages are to get Shell's $16 million (£13m) as compensation for the damage allegedly caused by oil spills. The

Energy major Shell said on Friday that it was paying 15 million euros to Nigerian farmers over the damage caused by pipeline leaks. This has come a year after a Dutch appeals court ruled that Shell's Nigerian branch must pay for series of leaks and that the company must install new pipeline equipment to avoid such a leak from taking place in future. The verdict was the culmination of 13 years of legal battle. Shell said Friday that it had reached a deal with the Dutch environmental group Mi...

Shell to pay 15 mn euros to Nigerian farmers over pollution

Shell said Friday it will pay 15 million euros to Nigerian farmers to compensate them for damage from pipeline leaks.

The farmers say they can now build up their communities once again after the environmental damage.

The deal also confirms the installation of a leak detection system on 20 pipeline segments.