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Mining and Solid Minerals

How gold-for-arms trade is fuelling terror in Nigeria’s Northwest

By Lami SADIQ NIGERIA loses over $9 billion annually to illegal mining, with a substantial portion tied to the gold...
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FG revokes 1,263 mining licences over unpaid fees

THE Federal Government has revoked 1,263 mineral licences across the country after their holders allegedly failed to pay the...
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Minister seals illegal gold mining site in Abuja

THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has directed the sealing of a mining site in Gwagwalada Area...
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Niger community wallows in pain, counts losses amid illegal gold mining

TRAGEDY struck the family of Tabitha Manasseh Mohammed on a Friday in 2015 after the pit she was mining...
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Buried alive: The horrific toll of coal mining on Kogi’s underage children

By Theophilus ADEDOKUN ARTISANAL coal mines in Ankpa and Omalla Local Government Areas of Kogi State are sites of dangerous...
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Plateau governor suspends mining activities over insecurity

PLATEAU State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has suspended all mining activities in the state over security concerns. In an executive order...
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