Nigeria: Shell Liable to $3.6 Billion Fine Over Bonga Oil Spill, Nigerian Court Rules

Oil giant, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, is liable to a $3.6 billion fine levied on it by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) over a 2011 crude oil spill offshore on Nigeria's coastline, a federal court has ruled.

Mojisola Olatoregun, the federal judge, held that NOSDRA's power to impose penalties does not violate the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution, according to a copy of the court's judgement obtained by PREMIUM TIMES.

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