Coal mining

After years of outcry, occasioned by massive environmental and health hazards, a cement manufacturing company, AshakaCem Plc, has signed a community development agreement with its host communities around Maiganga, in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, where a coal mine operated by the company is located.

Coal, a natural resource, becomes a curse for several communities in Gombe State, as man and the environment suffer...

Dangote Cement has disclosed its plan to start mining coal at Ankpa, Kogi State, in November this year.