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Illegal miners vow to resist Niger governor over ban

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 July 2024 0

..Say that’s the only job available for them BY SAKA BOLAJI Both illegal and official miners in Niger State, have continued to carry out their activities without any hindrance saying, “we do not have any other job to do”. However, this is in a total disregard to the state governor,

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Gold Rush: C’River town becomes melting pot of local, foreign illegal miners

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 May 2024 0

Nigeria is blessed with abundant mineral resources which have precipitated a scramble for the gems by both authorised and unauthorised interests. CHRISTIAN NJOKU highlights the activities of local and foreign illegal miners in Ifumkpa, located in Cross River State. Gold mining in Nigeria goes as far back as the ancient Benin and Ife empires in […]

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Bauchi to support miners make state mining hub in N’East

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2020 0

The Bauchi state government has reaffirmed its determination towards giving the required support to independent miners in the state in order to strengthen and advance their operations. Commissioner for Natural Resources, Nuruddeen Abdulhameed disclosed this when he paid a working visit to one of the largest tin processing factory in Bauchi, Banzir Mining based in […]

Business

FG sets aside N5bn for local miners – Fayemi

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2017 0

The Federal Government has set aside N5 billion to empower artisan miners across the country, as part of measures to ensure participation of all Nigerians in economic development. The Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this on Saturday when he inspected the gold mining site at Garin Awal at Fakai Local […]

Labour

New Labour body emerges as 25 unions elect Ajaero

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2016 0

No fewer than 25 industrial unions have picked Comrade Joe Ajaero to lead as inaugural president of a new labour body, United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC).   The unions elected Ajaero, who is currently the General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) as President of ULC, while the President of Nigeria […]

Opinion

Unmasking real owners of Nigeria’s extractive asset

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2016 0

One of the ways in which corruption continues to ravage the economies of resource-rich countries is through hidden ownership of companies operating in extractive industries. Hidden ownership allows companies to avoid taxes through practices such as gold-platting and transfer pricing. It also allows public officials to use their positions to corner extractive asset at the