Tag: ILLEGAL MINING
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Cross River State Government, under Governor Bassey Otu, has warned that traditional rulers found supporting illegal mining will face sanctions as part of efforts to clean up the sector. Chairman of the state’s Anti-Illegal Mining Task Force,Prince Paul Effiong has stated that over the past year, more than 2,000 illegal miners have been deported and…
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House of Representatives, through its Ad-hoc Committee on illegal mining, has pledged to recover the $9 billion Nigeria loses annually to illicit mining. Committee Chairman, Sanni Abdulraheem, stressed that illegal mining drains the economy, fuels insecurity, degrades the environment, and displaces communities. The committee’s mandate includes blocking revenue leakages, enforcing transparency, and ensuring Nigeria’s mineral…
