The Latest Breaking News from Niger Delta

President Bola Tinubu recently declared a state of emergency in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State, in the country’s south-south region.

The High Court in London commenced a hearing to address allegations that the oil company Shell has polluted vast areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, particularly in regions traditionally claimed by the Ogoni people.

Residents say an explosion and fire at at an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region has killed at least 15 people

The spill has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

The case is one of many legal battles Shell has been fighting after residents of oil-producing Niger Delta file suits.

The Nigeria Police Force says at least 12 people have died in an explosion and fire near an illegal oil refinery site in the country's oil-rich Niger Delta region

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More than 11,000 Nigerians from the oil-producing Niger Delta have filed a compensation claim against energy giant Shell at the London High Court. It is the latest step in a case that will test whether multinationals can be held to account for the actions of overseas subsidiaries.

The claims say oil spills resulting from Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta have endangered the lives of residents.