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 ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has initiated international arbitration against Nigeria over a dispute regarding an oil spill that took place five decades ago, according to a filing with the World ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

London's High Court has rejected Debevoise & Plimpton's bid to dismiss key claims against Shell in a Niger Delta oil spill lawsuit brought by two Nigerian communities, allowing the case to proceed to ...

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 ...