Andrew Orolua, Abuja & Aherhoke Okioma,Yenagoa Environmentalists and Nigerian farmers recorded another legal victory against an oil company on Friday. The Dutch Appeal Court ordered energy giant Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary to compensate farmers in two villages for damage to their land caused by oil spillage in 2004 and 2005. The Dutch Appeal Court held that […]
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has appealed to people in host communities to join the fight against oil theft in their respective communities because of the enormous damage done to the environment and for the sake of our future generations. NOSDRA Zonal Director and Head of its office in Rivers state, […]
* Judgment, a dangerous precedent, says Amnesty Int’l. The Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday held that Ogale and Bille communities could not pursue Royal Dutch Shell in English courts over oil spills caused by the multinationals subsidiary in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. In a split decision, the appellate court upheld a High Court […]