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NIGER DELTA: UK court ruling gives green light for corporations to profit from abuses overseas – Amnesty

January 31, 2017 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

A UK High Court ruling that two Niger Delta communities devastated by oil spills cannot have their claims against Shell heard in the UK could rob them of justice and allow UK multinationals to commit abuses overseas with impunity, Amnesty International said today. The High Court ruled today that Royal Dutch Shell cannot be […]

Would Niger Delta be a challenge for Nigeria’s Buhari?

May 14, 2015 Leave a Comment

By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS: Daunting tasks await Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, when he assumes office on May 29 – from dealing with a perceived culture of official corruption and fixing the country’s economic woes to defeating the Boko Haram insurgency in the restive northeast. But analysts are also drawing attention to a possible return of […]