Port HarcourtOne oil treaty dispute exposed Nigeria to over $2 billion, its attorney-general said.
Roundtable participants warn such claims deter Nigeria from forcing oil majors to clean up the Niger Delta.
Investor-state arbitration lets foreign firms challenge regulation under treaties like the 1992 Nigeria-Netherlands agreement.
Participants want the federal government to review its treaties and drop arbitration clauses from new ones.
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- reports civil society warning that ISDS clauses in bilateral treaties threaten environmental enforcement and energy transition policy
Sources: Premium Times Nigeria