...Sarah George Lauwo; Osamuyimen Egbon; Mercy Denedo; Amanze Rajesh Ejiogu Purpose This paper explores the historical roots of environmental accountability in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria by focusing on the campaigns for social and environmental justice by writer Ken Saro-Wiwa...

...Osamuyimen Egbon; Chijoke Oscar Mgbame Purpose The paper examines how oil multinational companies (MNCs) in Nigeria framed accounts to dissociate themselves from causing oil spills. Design/methodology/approach The authors utilised data from relevant corporate reports, external accounts...

...Uzoechi Nwagbara; Ataur Belal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how language (choice) in CSR reports of leading oil companies in Nigeria is used to portray an image of “responsible organisation”. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws insights from communication studies...

... Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Governance Nigeria Advocacy NGOs Counter accounting Dialogic accountability Human rights and sustainable development I have worked on oil spills damage issues all over the world and I have never in my life...

...Sanja Pupovac; Lee Moerman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use a hybrid account of oil spills in Nigeria to explore the recursive relationship between a multinational company, specific shareholders and the public. A response to Mr and Mrs Shareholders’ concerns is considered an exercise...

... of Nigeria, the promulgation of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No. 1 in 1990 provided the opportunity for the government to register its dissatisfaction with the performance of auditors in Nigeria. The act contained provisions that challenged the credibility of the accounting profession in Nigeria...

... the UK and Nigeria can be explained by Dean’s propositions. First, an extensive study was undertaken of governmental and academic literature relating to changes in financial control systems in both the UK and Nigeria. From this information the main changes over the 35 years between 1960 and 1995...