Is crude oil killing children in Nigeria? bbc.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Nigerian farmers to receive compensation from Shell Nigeria over oil spills Nigerian farmers to receive compensation from Shell Nigeria over oil spills
We need your support to produce excellent journalism at all times.
A Dutch Court of Appeal sitting in the Hague has ordered the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell to pay compensation in a case brought by four Nigerian farmers who alleged widespread pollution in Niger Delta.
The legal tussle, which has lingered since 2008, was brought by four Nigerian farmers alleging widespread pollution on their land by oil spills. The court said the amount of compensation would be “determined at a later stage”
Chineme Okafor writes about a new legal action by community leaders in Niger Delta who want their environmental challenges addressed before fresh licences can be handed out for the 57 marginal oil blocks up for grabs in a new licensing round
A number of community leaders in the oil-bearing Niger Delta region have expressed worries over the damages irresponsible oil mining has done on their lives and environment over the years, and now want these addressed before new licenses would be issued in Nigeria’s ongoing marginal oil fields bid round.
They stated this in a lawsuit they filed at the Federal High Court (FHC) in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa state.