At least 100 feared dead in Lagos

pipeline blast

At least 100 people are feared dead after a construction vehicle accidentally ripped open an oil pipeline and triggered a huge explosion in Nigeria's largest city. Children fled from their schools as oil began spewing from the ruptured pipe just moments before the blast shook the outskirts of Lagos.

Oil

“Extractable”

Ken Saro-Wiwa: All the things he predicted have come to pass
The execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and his colleagues in 1995 dragged Shell and Nigeria’s leadership into a controversy from which they find it difficult to extricate themselves. Fourteen years on, the actions of both are still seen through the prism of the showdown with the Ogonis. Ogoniland has remained in limbo: no oil has been pumped since 1993, there has been little development, and mediation efforts collapsed without one meeting between Shell and the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People.

United States launches a comprehensive probe of the Nigerian oil industry

Halliburton's Nigerian scandal widened from accusations of bribery to accusations of embezzlement by senior executives.

Nigeria: Shell demands N375bn to end gas flaring

Nigeria: Shell faces legal action over pollution


Jeremy Weate - already conducted research etc

Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in The Niger Delta

Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta takes a graphic look at the profound cost of oil exploitation in West Africa. Featuring images by world-renowned photojournalist Ed Kashi and text by Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, prominent Nigerian journalists, human rights activists, and University of California at Berkeley professor Michael Watts, this book traces the 50-year history of Nigeria’s oil interests and the resulting environmental degradation and community conflicts that have plagued the region.

Michael Watts (Editor), Ed Kashi
Ed Kashi (Photographer)
powerHouse Books (May 13, 2008)
# ISBN-10: 1576874265
# ISBN-13: 978-1576874264