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Ken Saro Wiwa.
NIGER DELTA

‘We all stand before history’

Ken Saro-Wiwa spoke out against the devastation of Niger Delta by oil companies and the corrupt Nigerian government. He was executed on a school day.

  • Staff Reporter
14 min read
NIGERIA OIL INDUSTRY

Shell accused of lying over Nigerian oil spill cleanup

Shell has been accused of making false claims about its oil spill cleanup operations in Nigeria and has been urged to help the worst-hit communities.

  • African Media Agency
2 min read
After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes. Photo: Supplied
NIGER DELTA

Oil spill victims reject Shell’s compensation offer

Niger Delta community members walked out during talks, saying the company’s offer did not equate to the amount of income they lost.

  • Guardian Reporter
6 min read
NewAge announced that seismic surveys would begin early next year in a 12 000km2 block around Algoa Bay.
SAPA AFP

Shell plans to contest $5bn oil spill fine

Shell will challenge a $5-billion fine imposed by Nigeria over an offshore oil spill last year, a statement seen by Agence France-Presse says.

  • Sapa Afp
2 min read
JON GAMBRELL

Offshore Nigeria spill came amid tanker-loading

A faulty pipe from an offshore oil field run by Royal Dutch Shell PLC near Nigeria’s coast spewed crude oil into the ocean for as much as 25 hours.

  • Jon Gambrell
4 min read