Whose Side Are You On, Mr. President? Nigeria Must Respond to UN’s Damning Criticism of Oil Company Divestments – Civil Society Demands Immediate Government Action on Niger Delta Pollution Crisis.
The people of the Niger Delta have endured decades of environmental devastation. Oil pollution has poisoned their water, destroyed their farmland, and stripped away their health, livelihoods, and dignity. Now, multinational oil giants—Shell, Eni, Total Energies, and ExxonMobil—are abandoning their onshore operations, walking away from the toxic legacy they created without accountability or remediation. And the Nigerian Government? Silent. In a strongly worded communication, United Nations human rights experts have expressed “grave concern” over the companies’ divestment strategies, warning that Nigeria is [...]
