Wikileaks: U.S. cables show Shell controls Nigeria government

m.guardian.co.uk: "The oil giant Shell claimed it had inserted staff into all the main ministries of the Nigerian government, giving it access to politicians' every move in the oil-rich Niger Delta, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable."

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Nigeria regulator wants Shell to pay $5B fine over oil-rich nation’s worst spills in decade - The Washington Post

Nigeria regulator wants Shell to pay $5B fine over oil-rich nation’s worst spills in decade - The Washington Post: "LAGOS, Nigeria — A Nigerian regulator says it wants Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s local subsidiary to pay a $5 billion fine for the worst offshore spill in the oil-rich nation in more than a decade."

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Nigeria: the wages of oil -- death

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At least 95 killed in Nigeria tanker truck fire - SFGate: People gather next to a burnt minibus after a Nigerian petrol tanker tipped over and pools of spilled oil caught fire in Okogbe on July 12, 2012. More than 100 people who rushed to scoop up fuel after a Nigerian petrol tanker tipped over on July 12 were killed. Children were among those killed, while dozens more were badly burned, despite a warning from troops who arrived at the crash site that a blaze could ignite at any moment. The tanker driving in the southern Rivers state swerved as it was trying to avoid a collision with three oncoming vehicles including a bus, said Kayode Olagunju, head of the state's Federal Road Safety Commission.

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