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Dutch court orders Shell Nigeria to compensate farmers for oil spills

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2021 0

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

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NOSDRA seeks partnership in fight against oil theft

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

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, […]

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Oil spill: Nigerians can’t pursue claims against Shell in UK- Appeal Court

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2018 0

* 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 […]

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