The Supreme Court has said that Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria could appeal a judgment that directed the company to pay compensation for an alleged pollution of its host communities.But the apex court allowed an application made by Shell’s local unit and its joint venture partner, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited .
“We believe in the merits of our case and are encouraged that the Nigerian Supreme Court is hearing this matter,” a spokeswoman for the Shell subsidiary said by email.An appeal court ruled in March that Shell could not sell onshore and shallow water oil blocks it was trying to offload until its appeal against the compensation order is determined.
However, the Supreme Court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the matter and would hear the substantive case. The court did not immediately set a date for the hearing. Presiding over the matter, Justice Rita Pemu, had earlier in the year, ordered that Shell Nigeria and its parent companies, should deposit the judgment debt of N8OO billion in an interest-yielding escrow account controlled by the court.
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