A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday declined to vacate its interim Mareva injunction directing 20 banks to block Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and its subsidiaries’ bank Continue Reading
Judging from recent headlines, Nigeria has unleashed one of the most spectacular legal attacks on one of its key oil and gas investors, to an extent previously unseen in the Continue Reading
Fuel pump. Many filling stations in Abuja, Lagos, and other cities did not open for business. Nigerians were at the weekend thrown into confusion as fuel scarcity hit Lagos, Abuja, Continue Reading
Oil theft Nigeria has been advised to review its maritime security rules and enlist the support of private security companies to tackle rampant piracy on its waters. A report published Continue Reading
Nigeria is losing an average of 200,000 b/d of its crude oil production to theft, state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. said Feb. 25, indicating a surge in pipeline sabotage in Continue Reading
Some communities in the Niger Delta region and others have been forced to live with the tumultuous effects of gas flaring on their health and environment. Recently, hope beckoned with Continue Reading
Despite longstanding laws against gas flaring, the burning of natural gas during oil extraction has remained the major cause of mortality in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. ANAYO ONUKWUGHA writes Continue Reading
Two landmark rulings are a testament to decades of tireless campaigning by people in the Niger Delta and environmental activists. Like many who have witnessed the environmental impact of multinational Continue Reading
With an estimated investment of $15billion, the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical complex under construction in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos, is expected to be Africa’s biggest oil refinery upon Continue Reading
Nigerians can sue Shell in English courts for damage to communities caused by oil spills in the Niger Delta, the UK’s Supreme Court said on Friday, allowing the communities to Continue Reading
