Nigerians Take Oil Giant to Court in London
A hearing in a London court has commenced into a compensation claim brought by 15,000 members of the Bodo community in Rivers State who are seeking damages from oil giant Shell, following two oil spills in 2008.
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Oil giant Shell is accused by Amnesty International's Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, of manipulating oil spill investigations in Nigeria, with the company's ... Read more »
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and the National Oil Spill Response and Emergency Agency have ordered Shell to pay U.S.$5 billion as fines and compensation ... Read more »