Nigeria was devastated by two oil spills in 2008, and it's still trying to clean up the mess. It may finally recover with a trial to hold those responsible accountable. According to Amnesty ...

Eleven thousand Nigerian villagers are suing Royal Dutch Shell after two 2011 oil spills destroyed the environment near their community, MSNBC reported. Shell has admitted liability for the spills, ...

Amnesty International stated on Thursday that the oil company Shell bears responsibility for cleaning up and remedying historic oil pollution in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, despite the company’s divestment ...

The case centres on two major spills in 2008 that released nearly half a million barrels of crude oil into the creeks and farmlands of the Bodo community in Rivers State. The oil leaked from the ...

Both Shell and lawyers representing Nigerian communities hit by oil spills have claimed victories of sorts in a preliminary trial held in London earlier this year. Between 13 February and 7 March, the ...

Shell Plc has reported a significant 122% increase in operational oil spill incidents in Nigeria in 2024, driven largely by equipment failures and persistent sabotage, according to its newly released ...

Debevoise Effort to Halt Shell Nigeria Oil Suit Denied, Trial Expected in 2027 Communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta are taking Shell and its former subsidiary to court over oil spill claims that the ...