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Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta

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Living with long-term oil pollution in the Niger Delta

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The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has led us to consider the effects of oil contamination in other parts of the world. The BBC’s Caroline Duffield has just got back from a reporting trip to the Niger Delta and shares her impressions from Lagos, Nigeria.

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Attack on offshore Nigeria oil field

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The curse of Nigeria’s oil

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