Before his death, one of the great and most respected Nigerians of the modern era, Claude Ake, warned about the “militerisation of commerce.” He repeatedly warned against Shell’s use of the military and mobile police force to protect their oil interests in the Delta.
In the twelve years since his death, America has increased its military […]

It’s not just the climate summit that looks like it will be a failure. Leaders from the Niger Delta have dismissed the proposed summit on the region by the Federal Government, describing it as a “jamboree.”
They have also warned President Umaru Yar’Adua about the “imminent collapse” of his peace programme for the region because foreign […]

No let up in the chaos of Nigeria. Rebels from the Niger Delta blew up a Royal Dutch Shell pipeline yesterday, forcing the firm to cut production, helping keep world oil prices near record highs as a consequence.
It was carried out while Shell was trying to repair damage caused by a series of similar attacks […]

More bad news for Shell in Nigeria. Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua has ordered the state-run oil firm NNPC to recover payment arrears of some $2 billion from Shell and ExxonMobil.
The sum supposedly represents outstanding payments on the Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) on the Bonga and Erha oilfields, accounting for about 20 percent of Nigeria’s total […]

The Niger Delta Rebel group MEND has promised to suspend attacks on US and European oil facilities in Nigeria if former American President Jimmy Carter mediates peace talks.
“President Carter represents transparency, impartiality, humility and integrity; four key ingredients critical in the mediator recipe towards ensuring a genuine and enduring peace process for the region,” said […]