Nigeria: Row As Mobil Gets Eviction Notice From Maryland

8 January 2012

A row is brewing over the parcel of land leased by Mobil Oil Nigeria Limited to operate a filling station at Maryland, Lagos as the land owners are asking the oil major to quit the property.

Whereas the 33-year old leasehold expired in May 2011, the land owners, the Shonibare family, say the oil major has shown that, several months after the expiration, it is not interested in renegotiating their agreement.

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