Revealed: Ex-Nigerian gov’t official to share in $11bn gas scandal damages | Oil and Gas

London, United Kingdom –  A former Nigerian civil servant could receive a portion of an enormous sum of damages if a British court rules against the West African nation, in a landmark case centred on a multi-billion dollar gas deal.

As part of an arrangement that Nigeria’s government calls “extraordinary” and “corrupt”, Grace Taiga, the petroleum ministry’s former head lawyer, hopes to share in the record-breaking $11.4bn awarded to the offshore company Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) before England’s High Court.

Court filings and testimonies seen by Al Jazeera…