Nigeria’s underdeveloped but oil-rich Niger Delta region currently is the site of a crippling insurgency. Fueled by a complex mixture of protest, crime, and political corruption, the network of ...

An international research team has used earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9000 km2 region in the Niger Delta and pinpoint where crude oil spills have caused the ...

Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks ...

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 area blessed with natural resources yet plagued ...

According to the youth group, “The recent barefaced demeaning pattern of allocating oil-prospecting licenses to non-Niger-delta interest is an unacceptable, unjustifiable, and anti-developmental ...

A pivotal hearing is under way in the UK at London's High Court as community leaders from the Niger Delta region take on oil giant Shell. The court action was initiated by the Ogale and Bille ...

The High Court in London commenced a hearing to address allegations that the oil company Shell has polluted vast areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, particularly in regions traditionally claimed ...

The Niger Delta hosts the second largest petroleum reserves in Africa, with the Nigerian economy heavily dependent on the industry. But since the extraction and processing of oil started in the ...