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Nigeria:
Scientist Disagrees With Shell On Impact of Oil Leak On Bayelsa Communities
Vanguard, 29 January 2017
An environmental scientist, Ms Benita Siloko, has disagreed with Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, on the impact of the 550 barrels of crude discharged into Ogboinbiri… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Delta State Worried About Relocation of 26 Oil Firms
Guardian, 26 January 2017
The Delta State government has raised serious concern over the exit of 26 major oil companies following unabated hostilities and attack on their facilities by militants. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Recession Worsens On Niger Delta Crisis, Despite Agric Rebound
This Day, 22 November 2016
There seems to be no end in sight to Nigeria's economic woes, as the third quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) growth data released monday by the National Bureau of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army Dismiss Militant's Claims of Pipeline Attack in Niger Delta
Daily Trust, 18 January 2017
The Joint Military Operation in Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, on Wednesday dismissed claims of responsibility by a militant group on a supposed explosion at an oil field in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Niger Delta - Nigeria's Oil-Rich Powder Keg
DW, 14 January 2017
A lull in violence in the Niger Delta could soon come to an end, leaders and militants in the oil-rich region have warned. They say they no longer trust President Buhari's… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Niger Delta Crisis and a Bleeding Economy
This Day, 13 January 2017
Some of the events of the past few weeks in the country may be suggesting that President Muhammadu Buhari does not give a hoot about the crisis in the Niger Delta. Read more »
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Nigeria:
24 Hrs After Parley, Niger Delta Militants Bomb Shell Pipeline in Delta
This Day, 2 November 2016
Less than 24 hours after a dialogue between President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of the Niger Delta to resolve the crisis in the region, unrepentant militants on Wednesday… Read more »