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Shell agrees to pay ?15m to Ogoni farmers and Niger Delta communities over pollution

Shell agrees to pay ?15m to Ogoni farmers and Niger Delta communities over pollution

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), the Nigerian subsidiary of global oil giant, Shell Plc, has reached an agreement to pay €15 million to communities in the Niger Delta region of the country affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks.   Four Ogoni farmers and fishermen sued Shell in the Netherlands in 2008 to …

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