Nigeria Rescues 12 Borno Girls Amid Rising Kidnappings
Twelve young women and girls abducted in Borno state on 22 November have been safely rescued over the week-end by the Nigerian Army. They are […]
Niger Delta
NNPC Says Pipeline Theft Nearly Eliminated, Oil Output Set to Rise
Nigeria’s state oil company, NNPC Limited, announced on Monday, August 25, that coordinated efforts by defence and intelligence Agencies have almost eradicated pipeline theft, a […]
UK High Court Set to Hear Shell Case Against Nigerian Communities Following Decade-Long Battle
After ten years of legal disputes, the Preliminary Issues Trial concerning Shell’s oil spill liabilities to the Ogale and Bille communities in Nigeria is scheduled […]
Shell accused of leaving toxic legacy as it prepares to divest from Niger delta – report
Shell should take responsibility for its toxic legacy of polluting the Niger delta before abandoning its oil infrastructure there, said a report by the Center […]
Nigeria: More than a hundred dead in the explosion of an illegal refinery
An explosion at a clandestine refinery has killed at least 110 people in the Niger Delta oil region of southern Nigeria, already devastated by decades […]
Nigeria: Amnesty Int’l accuses oil giants Shell and Eni of serious negligence
Amnesty International on Friday accused international oil major groups Shell and Eni of negligence and irresponsible approach to oil spills in Nigeria’s oil-producing delta region. […]
Nigeria directs oil firms to relocate headquarters
Nigerian’s acting president, Yemi Osinbajo this weekend instructed the relocation of all International oil companies head offices in the West-African nation to the Niger Delta. […]
Nigeria: President’s Reform Vision Fading away
Almost a year after winning an election on promises to fix Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari’s grand vision of reform is fading away, with power centralized in […]
Nigeria: Buhari Cancels Trip to Oil Polluted Niger Delta
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday cancelled a visit to the oil-producing Niger Delta, hit by a series of militant attacks on oil and gas […]
Nigeria: Kidnapped Polish seamen freed
Five Polish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates from a cargo ship off Nigeria’s coast in late November have been freed and are returning home […]