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The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr Uche Ogah, says the Federal Government remains resolute in its efforts to permanently check illegal mining in different parts of Nigeria.

At the summit held in Lagos the exgovernor spoke on how mining can help Nigerian get back to economic stability. He said that Nigeria''s resources are underexploited, and the potential of the illegal mining industry could tapped for the benefit of all. He revealed that over 6 million Nigerians are involved in illegal mining in Nigeria.

Mar 01, 2019· According to the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), six states in Nigeria were the leading destinations for illegal mining of solid minerals in the country. Furthermore, there are no global recognized mining companies in Nigeria''s mining sector, adding that they mostly shun the country''s mining sector because it ...

Mar 25, 2016· Nigeria as a country is blessed with abundance of many resources which include stones, precious metals and minerals. Following the history of the Nigerian mining, In the early 70s, Nigeria was a major importer of coal, tin, and columbite, as such, Nigeria made a .

Nov 22, 2019· The FG on Thursday said it has resuscitated the Presidential Mines Surveillance Task Force to curb illegal mining and environmental degradation. ... the constitution and the Nigeria .

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Nov 13, 2019· Stakeholders in Nigeria''s mining industry have decried the spate of illegal sand mining in the country, stressing the need for government to strengthen the synergy between relevant institutions ...

Mar 01, 2019· Niger State is the leading destination for illegal mining of solid minerals in Nigeria, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative announced on Thursday. NEITI further stated that ...

Nov 26, 2019· THE Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan, has stated that 1, 759 illegal mining sites have been uncovered across the country. Nigerian Telecoms set .

Mar 27, 2018· The Federal Government of Nigeria announced last week that it had commissioned 50 operation vehicles to bolster the efforts of its Special Mines Surveillance Task Force and State Minerals Resources and Environmental Management Committee to crackdown on illegal mining in the country. The Mining Ministry believes that a surge in illegal mining activities in recent [.]

Nigeria has large reserves of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, tin, limestone, lead, niobium, zinc, and gold. But at the same time, it is plagued by a high level of illegal mining activities across the country. This post is about the illegal gold mining in Nigeria and its .

Mar 17, 2010· The Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007 (the Act) was passed into law on March 16, 2007 to repeal the Minerals and Mining Act, No. 34 of 1999 for the purposes of regulating the exploration and exploitation of solid materials in Nigeria. Nigeria Energy and .

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Oct 26, 2019· The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr Uche Ogah, says the Federal Government remains resolute in its efforts to permanently check illegal mining in different parts of the ...

Mining regulation is handled by the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, which oversees the management of all mineral resources. Mining law is codified in the Federal Minerals and Mining Act of 1999. Historically, Nigeria''s mining industry was monopolized by stateowned public corporations.

Oct 02, 2019· The Nigerian Senate has urged the Executive arm of government to urgently develop a national legal framework aimed at curbing illegal artisanal mining in the country. It also stressed the need for the government to further clean up the affected areas of the lead poisoning in Zamfara State as well as rehabilitate the [.]

Though the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Linus Awute, who spoke during the NigeriaBrazil Investment Forum recently in Abuja disclosed that the Federal Government had put mechanism in place to check illegal mining, we feel that the government is a bit too slow in addressing the problem.

The company whose owner the Nigerian government declared wanted on Monday for alleged illegal mining in Wase local government area of Plateau State has denied that its activities are against the law.

The federal government on Thursday said it has resuscitated the Presidential Mines Surveillance Task Force to curb illegal mining and environmental degradation. The Task Force, which would be ...

Nov 20, 2019· The number of illegal mining sites in operation all over Nigeria has been set at 1,759, according to Vanguard. This information was disclosed by Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite while speaking at an event .

increase revenue generation in the Minerals and Metals Sector, the Federal Government is partnering with State Governments to curb illegal mining of solid minerals across the country.

Reporting on improving transparency and governance for value optimisation in Nigeria''s mining sector, NEITI SAID Plateau, Ebonyi, Imo, Enugu and Zamfara, in that order, were the other five states where illegal mining activities were high in the country.

Oct 26, 2019· He decried the level of illegal mining in the state and attributed it to the issuance of mining licence by the federal government without recourse to the state. Ikpeazu, who expressed sadness over the devastating effect of erosion in the state, said that about 25 per cent of Abia land had been eaten up by the disaster.

The Federal Government is to establish regional courts to try and prosecute illegal miners in the country. Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, Minister of State, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development said this on Thursday in Obosi when he paid a visit to Igwe Chidubem Iweka, the 3rd of Obosi.
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