THE GUARDIAN The economic indices laying bare before Nigerians today reveal that the country is poorer than ever before and cannot fend adequately for its needs without borrowing. That might seem like the obvious consequence from the sharp fall in…
THIS DAY Fishermen from the Niger Delta region operating under the auspices of Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) have urged the federal government to prevail on Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) Limited to pay the $3.6 billion…
PUNCH The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an application by an oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, requesting a revisit of a January 11, 2019 judgment ordering it to pay N17bn to some Ogoni communities in Rivers State affected by…
THE GUARDIAN Irked by Shell Development and Petroleum Company’s (SPDC) attempt to hijack regulatory control and refusal to pay compensations for an oil spill, which occurred in 2019 in Ikarama Community, Yenagoa Council Area of Bayelsa state, the community has…
THE VANGUARD Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) said it would continue to optimise its onshore footprint while investing in gas development in Nigeria. This came as the company commissioned an indigenous contractor, Gredor Nigeria Limited, to begin the construction of the…
NATIONAL ACCORD For a long time now, oil spill response and prevention have been one of the major concerns of oil companies, stakeholders, regulatory agencies and governments. This is as a result of the fact that oil spillage causes significant…
EAGLE ONLINE The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has begun discussions with 12 host communities in Bayelsa State, which demanded upward review of development obligations. SPDC’s Media Relations Manager, Bamidele Odugbesan, gave the assurance in an interview with the…
THE GUARDIAN More than 40,000 Nigerians from the Ogale and Bille Communities in the Niger Delta will take their legal fight against Shell to the UK Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The case will be heard via video…
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Nearly 10 years after a clean-up was urged for areas polluted by Shell and other oil companies in the Niger Delta, work has begun on only 11% of planned sites while vast areas remain heavily contaminated, according to…
PUNCH NEWSPAPER A member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Mr Farah Dagogo, has faulted Shell Petroleum Development Company for claiming it is recording losses allegedly due to the attacks on its facilities in Niger Delta. The lawmaker…