Mining and Solid Minerals

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...

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...

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...

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...
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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...

Chinese Illegal miners deprive government of revenue, exploit child labour in Nasarawa

IN 2022, the Nigerian government banned the exportation of raw minerals without local processing or refining. This was intended...

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