The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad Hoc Committee on Illegal Mining, pledging to address activities that cost Nigeria an estimated $9 billion annually. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja on Wednesday, Sani Egidi, the committee chairman, thanked Speaker Tajudeen Abbas for the confidence reposed in him, promising that the committee would work diligently […]
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Commissiiner of Police, Ajao Adewale, has revealed that illegal mining has become a powerful cartel-driven enterprise bankrolled by influential Nigerians, fueling banditry, which costs the country $9 billion, ₦13.7 trillion, annually. Speaking at a media parley organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, FCT Council on Thursday in Abuja, […]
Brigadier General Jeremiah Faransa, chairman, Taraba State Special Task Force on Illegal Mining and Deforestation, has reiterated the task force’s commitment to dismantling illegal mining operations in the state. The task force’s mandate includes; conducting raids, arresting and prosecuting groups and individuals involved in illegal mining activities in the state. Speaking at a press conference […]
The Federal Government says it is worried over illegal mining activities in the country and reiterates its commitment to prosecute people who fail to comply with extant environmental laws. The Director-General, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Aliyu Jauro, made this known while briefing newsmen on the agency`s activities on Thursday in […]
By Tunde Opalana The Senate has charged the Federal Government to investigate the alleged annual revenue loss of $9 billion to illegal mining and smuggling of gold in Nigeria. The upper legislative chamber specifically urged the executive arm of government to intensify efforts to combat illegal mining and block all revenue leakages from such clandestine […]
The Akwa Ibom state government has warned against illegal mining in the state to avoid environmental hazards. Commissioner for Environment and Petroleum Resources, Ekong Sampson, gave the warning after the inspection of mining sites at Ikot Ekong, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area by a joint special team on Friday. Sampson said that the state government […]
Management of Dangote Group over the weekend accused BUA of engaging in illegal mining of limestone deposits in its Mining Lease No. 2541, located in a boundary town of Oguda/Ubo in Okene Kogi State. Dangote’s Executive Director, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, frowned at the media war, instigated by BUA against the Dangote Group, over a matter […]
….approves N987m to 50 vehicles to curb menace, N616m FCT irrigation maintenance The Federal Government has disclosed that it has lost $9 billion to the export of proceeds of illegal mining activities in two years, specifically between 2014 and 2015. It also said that it has approved N987 million for the purchase of 50 Toyota […]