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Nigeria: Malabu Scandal - Abacha's Son Wants Court to Stop Nigerian Govt, Shell, Agip From Operating Block
Premium Times, 12 April 2017
Malabu Oil and Gas Ltd. has asked an Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to stop the sale of a $13. 5 billion deep water project located in the controversial oil block, OPL… Read more »
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Nigeria: Top Shell Bosses Indicted Over OPL 245 Oil Field Scandal
Vanguard, 11 April 2017
NEW evidence against Oil giant Shell show that its top bosses were aware of bribes paid for the acquisition of Nigerian oil field OPL 245 in 2011. Read more »
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Nigeria: Malabu Scandal - Nigerian Parliament to Summon Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan
Premium Times, 11 April 2017
The House of Representatives plans to summon former President Goodluck Jonathan to explain his role in the controversial award of OPL 245 oil block licence, PREMIUM TIMES learnt… Read more »
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Nigeria: Shell, Eni Deny Misconduct in Nigeria After Alleged Improper Payment
Guardian, 11 April 2017
Oil majors - Shell and Eni yesterday reiterated that neither they nor their personnel had been involved in any wrongdoing in Nigeria, including improper payments to Nigerian… Read more »
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Nigeria: Malabu - Eni, Shell Deny Wrongdoing in Settlement Deal
Daily Trust, 11 April 2017
Oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and Eni reiterated on Monday that neither they nor their personnel had been involved in any wrongdoing in Nigeria, including improper payments to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Shell Admits It Knew Etete Would Benefit From $1.1 Billion
Premium Times, 10 April 2017
After repeated denials in various countries, Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell, on Monday finally admitted it had foreknowledge that the $1.3 billion itself and ENI paid to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Malabu Scandal - Jonathan Must Have Gotten $200 Million, Middleman Tells FBI, Others
Premium Times, 9 April 2017
Former President Goodluck Jonathan probably received as much as $200 million to approve the controversial $1.3 billion sale of OPL 245 oil field, Italian prosecutors said in court… Read more »
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Nigeria: Exclusive - How Shell Boss Was Placed Under Surveillance
Premium Times, 9 April 2017
The boss of one of the world's biggest corporations was placed under secret surveillance as part of a pan-European corruption investigation into the way the firm paid $1.3 billion… Read more »
New Evidence in Nigeria Shell Probe
New evidence has reportedly emerged during the corruption probe into Shell's acquisition of the OPL 245 oil field off the coast of Nigeria, indicating that top executives were prepared to press ahead with the deal despite knowing that most of the money could end up as political bribes.
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An Abuja court has reversed its previous ruling which retrieved the control of one of Nigeria's richest oil blocks, OPL 245, from Shell and ENI. OPL 245 is considered the ... Read more »
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After months of investigation by authorities, high placed government officials that include the former justice minister Mohammed Adoke and oil company bosses have been implicated ... Read more »
