Oil a blessing and a curse for Nigeria’s Niger Delta
04 March 2022 |
10:17 am
Oil from the Niger Delta region has brought Nigeria great wealth as well as devastating pollution. Spills from oil pipelines have damaged the environment, the livelihoods and the health of the residents. DW’s Fred Muvunyi reports from Ogoniland.
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