Niger Delta

After 25 years, a Nigerian widow still seeks justice for her husband and the rest of the Ogoni Nine

June 30, 2019Conflict & Justice

Esther Kiobel, one of the widows of the Ogoni Nine, is one step closer to justice in her battle against the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company.

A group of men in bright florescent vests dig in a muddy riverbank

In Nigeria, Shell’s onshore roots still run deep

September 23, 2018

Shell Oil faces a lawsuit in the UK over oil spills in Nigeria

March 16, 2016Environment

Living with long-term oil pollution in the Niger Delta

April 2, 2014Environment

Nigerian Journalists Explore Environmental Destruction in ‘Oil on Water’

August 15, 2013Environment

Nigeria in the Spotlight

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Secretary of State Clinton continues her tour of Africa in Nigeria, an oil rich nation that is plagued by violence and corruption. BBC Correspondent Caroline Duffield is covering the Secretary of State’s travels and joins The Takeaway with the news.

Attack on offshore Nigeria oil field

August 14, 2013Environment

Militants in Nigeria with the group the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta or MEND staged an attack on an offshore oil facility today, and also warned of more offshore attacks