NIGERIA: Clean up mining to avert further deaths, says UN IRINnews Photo: ReliefWebKANO, 12 October 2010 (IRIN) - As the number of children known to have been poisoned by lead continues to mount, a UN team has recommended the government help communities clean up the informal gold-mining sector, rather than quash it ...
Shell says losing 43,000 bpd to Nigeria oil theft The Guardian By Tim Cocks LAGOS (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell's Nigeria joint venture is losing 43,000 barrels a day (bpd) of crude oil to theft, while deliberate damage to pipelines accounted for more than three quarters of oil spilt last year, the oil major sai...
Total says gas leak stopped at Nigeria field The Boston Globe | LAGOS, Nigeria-French oil company Total SA said Sunday it stopped a natural gas leak at one of its plants in Nigeria's crude-rich southern delta after 54 days, an emergency that forced the firm to shut down the field and evacuate the area. | Total ...
Total says gas leak stopped at Nigeria field Buffalo News | LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - French oil company Total SA said Sunday it stopped a natural gas leak at one of its plants in Nigeria's crude-rich southern delta after 54 days, an emergency that forced the firm to shut down the field and evacuate the area. |...
Factbox: Nigeria's $6.8 billion fuel subsidy scam Daily Press | (Reuters) - A $6.8 billion fuel subsidy fraud scandal is heaping pressure on Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to prosecute top officials or face protests, but many of those implicated are allies he is unlikely to go after if wants to keep his p...
Total says gas leak stopped at Nigeria field The Boston Globe | LAGOS, Nigeria-French oil company Total SA said Sunday it stopped a natural gas leak at one of its plants in Nigeria's crude-rich southern delta after 54 days, an emergency that forced the firm to shut down the field and evacuate the area. | Total ...
Total says gas leak stopped at Nigeria field Buffalo News | LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - French oil company Total SA said Sunday it stopped a natural gas leak at one of its plants in Nigeria's crude-rich southern delta after 54 days, an emergency that forced the firm to shut down the field and evacuate the area. |...
Factbox: Nigeria's $6.8 billion fuel subsidy scam Daily Press | (Reuters) - A $6.8 billion fuel subsidy fraud scandal is heaping pressure on Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to prosecute top officials or face protests, but many of those implicated are allies he is unlikely to go after if wants to keep his p...
Africa's oil theft crisis The Independent | And swooping closer to the ground, there are clear signs of oil spills and fire remains on the land, which have charred and tarred the environment. | Shell has an infamous reputation for spilling oil in Niger Delta after 44 years of polluting leaks...
G8 summit: The hunger game The Independent | One of the worst hit is the African country of Niger where the lives of six million children are in the balance, the British charity Save the Children has warned. Serious malnutrition is sweeping the sub-Saharan nation. Yesterday, the charity announced that it was shifting its work in the country to "crisis response" level after world l...
