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Mining and Solid Minerals

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...
Nanji Nandang Venley -

Oshiomhole accuses retired generals of sponsoring illegal mining

THE Chairman Senate Committee on Interior, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that some retired military generals might be responsible for...
Ehime ALEX -
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Gas flaring: Niger Delta communities suffer as oil giants fail to pay penalties [part 1] 

 By Ekemini SIMON ANALYSIS of government data from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency’s gas flare tracker, in...
Editorial -

Another collapsed mining site kills 13 in Plateau

A DEADLY mining accident has claimed the lives of 13 miners in  Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau...
Mustapha USMAN -
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Nigerian mining host communities groaning due to neglect – Rights advocates

SEVERAL mining host communities in Nigeria are neglected by mining firms and the Nigerian government that gives them the...
Marcus FATUNMOLE -

Oil, gas firms owe Nigeria over $6 billion, N66 billion, latest NEITI report reveals

THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed that oil and gas firms in the country owed the...
Bankole ABE -
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