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Amnesty Report Alleges Shell Ignored Environmental Risks to Sustain Oil Production in Nigeria

July 30, 2026

Amnesty International has accused Shell of knowingly operating ageing and compromised oil infrastructure in Nigeria’s Niger Delta despite being aware of the environmental risks, citing internal company documents disclosed during ongoing legal

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Abuja Car Bombing: Nigerian Ethnic Ijaw Petitions South Africa, Demands Release Of Henry Okah After 15 Years in Prison

October 2, 2025

A Nigerian Ijaw organisation has petitioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, demanding the release of Niger Delta militant leader Henry Okah, who has been serving a 24-year prison sentence in South Africa

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Tinubu Honours Ogoni Four, Orders Talks to Restart Oil Production After 30-Year Halt

September 24, 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday conferred posthumous national honours on four slain Ogoni leaders and directed fresh negotiations to restart oil production in Ogoniland, nearly three decades after operations were suspended over

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Niger Delta’s Toxic Legacy: Can Shell Be Held Accountable for Human Rights Abuses?

February 18, 2025

The Niger Delta, once a thriving ecosystem, has been ravaged by decades of oil pollution, leaving communities fighting for survival. As the UK High Court trial against Shell kicks off, the world

Niger Delta Is A Privatized And Sacrificed Zone

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Niger Delta: Poverty Amidst Plenty, A Region In Desperate Need Of Transformation

February 2, 2025

By Jude Dike In the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands as a stark paradox: an

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Niger Delta Is A Privatised And Sacrificed Zone

August 5, 2024

The Niger Delta is a privatised zone for the simple reason that the international oil companies have since appropriated it as a wasteland suited only for dumping toxic wastes, oil spills, gas

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Nigeria’s Oil Production Threatened As Aiteo Shuts Down 150,000bpd Field Due To Spill

June 20, 2024

There are concerns that Nigeria’s oil production output has dropped, after Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company shutdown its Nembe Creek oil field, that produces about 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) on

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Niger Delta Oil Pollution: Environmentalist Seeks Int’l Effort To Invest $12bn In 12 Years For Repair

June 19, 2024

Nnimmo Bassey, has called for concerted international action to generate and invest at least US $12 billion over 12 years to repair, remediate and restore the environmental and public health damage caused

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Lucky Aiyedatiwa: What To Know About Niger Deltan Who Replaces Akeredolu As Ondo Governor

December 27, 2023

The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Olusegun Odusola, at 5:14 pm on Wednesday swore in Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the substantive Governor of the State. Present at the ceremony include the Speaker

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Nigerian Military Seizes Over 500,000 Litres Of Stolen Crude Oil In One Week

November 23, 2023

The Nigerian military has seized over 500,000 litres of stolen crude oil as part of an intensified crackdown on illicit activities in the country’s oil-rich Niger Delta region. Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defense Media Operations,

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Clark Accuses Fashola Of Marginalizing South-South As Works Minister

October 11, 2023

Elder statesman, Edwin Clark, has alleged that former Minister of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola, was not fair to the South-South region in the allocation and distribution of projects while he held sway

Tinubu Sets Up Committee To Tackle Flood Crisis

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Niger Delta, PANDEF And The Tinubu Presidency

August 21, 2023

I am quite relieved that the Tinubu administration has abandoned its initial plan to scrap the Niger Delta Ministry and transfer the NDDC to the Office of the Secretary to the Government

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Niger Delta Stakeholders, Leaders Commend Buhari For NDDC Board

January 17, 2023

Stakeholders, leaders and politicians across the Niger Delta region have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for constituting the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) four years after the last Board

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Niger Delta Group Demands Review Of PIA Provisions On Gas Flaring, Other Environmental Challenges

July 2, 2022

Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence has called on the federal government to review provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 relating to environmental issues affecting the oil and gas producing communities.

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IPMAN Partners EFCC To Combat Oil Theft In Niger Delta

May 16, 2022

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has sought the support and intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in curbing oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger

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Amnesty Report Alleges Shell Ignored Environmental Risks to Sustain Oil Production in Nigeria

Abuja Car Bombing: Nigerian Ethnic Ijaw Petitions South Africa, Demands Release Of Henry Okah After 15 Years in Prison

Tinubu Honours Ogoni Four, Orders Talks to Restart Oil Production After 30-Year Halt

Niger Delta’s Toxic Legacy: Can Shell Be Held Accountable for Human Rights Abuses?

Niger Delta: Poverty Amidst Plenty, A Region In Desperate Need Of Transformation

Niger Delta Is A Privatised And Sacrificed Zone

Nigeria’s Oil Production Threatened As Aiteo Shuts Down 150,000bpd Field Due To Spill

Niger Delta Oil Pollution: Environmentalist Seeks Int’l Effort To Invest $12bn In 12 Years For Repair

Lucky Aiyedatiwa: What To Know About Niger Deltan Who Replaces Akeredolu As Ondo Governor

Nigerian Military Seizes Over 500,000 Litres Of Stolen Crude Oil In One Week

Clark Accuses Fashola Of Marginalizing South-South As Works Minister

Niger Delta, PANDEF And The Tinubu Presidency

Niger Delta Stakeholders, Leaders Commend Buhari For NDDC Board

Niger Delta Group Demands Review Of PIA Provisions On Gas Flaring, Other Environmental Challenges

IPMAN Partners EFCC To Combat Oil Theft In Niger Delta

‘Ijaw Becomes First Ethnic Nationality To Sign Niger Delta Peoples Charter’

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