Wanted: A Strong Alliances Between Palaces and the Mining Marshal, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba
From the days of the colonial administration, traditional rulers and their institutions have played a pivotal role in the development of the nation, the subnational governments, and the immediate communities under their...
The Action for Economic Development (AED), a civil society group, has stated that the 387 suspects arrested for involvement in illegal mining in the country as confirmed by the Chief of Defence Staff at a meeting with the House Committee on Solid Mineral on Monday must be through investigated.
Dr. Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, called for increased government funding and legislative support to overcome the challenges facing Nigeria’s mining sector during an investigative hearing by the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals.
Two individuals were recently arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities by operatives from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command.
ECOWAS: Illegal Mining Denies Nigeria 91% Of Sector Revenue
Dr. Mohamed Sidie Tunis, the Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, has revealed that Nigeria loses 91 per cent of its revenue from the mining sector to illegal miners.
The Speaker stated...
