The court of appeal in Abuja has ruled that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) lacks the jurisdiction to ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Little action has been taken to clean up pollution caused by oil production in Nigeria's Niger Delta region, either by the government or Shell Oil, Amnesty International ...

The investigation will determine the volume of oil spilled. Shell has, over the years, faced several legal battles focused on oil spills in the Niger Delta, a region blighted by pollution ...

Nigeria heavily depends on the Niger Delta’s petroleum resources for its earnings. However, pollution from oil and natural gas production has prevented residents from accessing clean water, ...

A man in Bodo, Ogoniland, tries to separate crude oil from water in a boat in Rivers state, Nigeria, August 11, 2011. Ogoniland has suffered multiple oil spills by international companies ...

Nigeria Oil Pollution. FILE- In this Thursday, March 24, 2011 file photo, oil flows on the creek water's surface near an illegal oil refinery in Ogoniland, outside Port Harcourt, in Nigeria's Delta ...

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Feb 8 ... The hazardous process adds another layer of pollution in a region that has endured oil spills for decades and destroyed farmlands, creeks and lagoons.

Niger Delta blighted by oil theft, pollution, vandalism Shell latest Western company to exit the Delta Local firms seen stepping up, investing more LAGOS/LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Shell's exit ...

Pollution Worsens Around Shell Oil Spills in Nigeria. ... a new house under construction with compensation money paid to the local community by Shell as a result of the 2008 oil spill in Bodo ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Shell said Tuesday it agreed to sell its onshore business in Nigeria’s Niger Delta to a consortium of companies in a deal worth $2.4 billion, the latest move … ...