Shell accused of trying to wash hands of Nigerian oil spill mess
Nigerian oil spill messes created by Shell have ruined farms and fisheries and locals want compensation before it sells up
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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