“Even countries that do not possess the raw materials for developing steel have invested immensely in development of their steel sector, because they understand the importance of iron steel for their economic growth. In short, you can say that steel is the bedrock of any economic and industrial growth in any nation.”
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He noted that mining countries in West Africa faced similar problems such as illegal mining from both local and foreign miners, adding that the issue would be deliberated upon holistically during the programme.
The stakeholders indicated that the processes that had led to the choices of past concessionaires have been faulty and have produced such groups as the Global Infrastructure Holding Limited (GIHL), which have not advanced the cause of industrialisation in the country.
He said that MSF treated the lead poison victims and facilitated the remediation of the affected areas in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment to ensure children were no longer exposed to the contaminant.
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He added that the 1964 act was prepared to meet the situations as at then, adding that the penalties and fines in the act were too soft compare to the gravity of offences being committed by explosive users nowadays.
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“Experience in Nigeria and elsewhere shows that the attempt to prevent artisanal miners from operating because they are illegal is often futile and only drives them further aground, away from formal the economy and legal framework,” he noted.