Malabu Oil Scandal - Nigeria Loses Bid to Postpone London Trial

International oil firms, Shell and ENI's bid to block a U.S.$1.1 billion civil claim over corruption allegations in Nigeria will go ahead next month, a London court ruled. The Nigerian government wanted the April court date postponed until January 2021, when a related criminal case in Milan would have been concluded.

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