Shell Paid Nigeria More Tax Than Any Other Country In 2024

Shell Plc paid $5.34 billion in taxes and other charges to Nigeria in 2024, more than any other country.

The company’s payments to Nigeria increased from the previous year and came as the oil and gas giant is on the verge of leaving Nigeria’s onshore production business after many decades of controversial operations. Shell, which released the figures on Thursday in a disclosure required under UK law, will continue to produce oil in the waters off the west Africa nation.

Exiting onshore production in the Niger Delta — among Shell’s most emissions-intensive operations where the company is accused of causing ...