Artisanal and illegal mining of solid minerals pervade the entire country leaving behind their effects on the environment. Most of these artisanal and illegal miners (men, women and children) are rural and poor and usually work without legal mining title.
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01 April 2016, Yenagoa – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bayelsa State Command, has deployed no fewer than 100…
25 March 2016, Abuja — The House of Representatives has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the processes…
“You can sit down in the comfort of your office and submit an application online, from any part of the world and within 30 or 40 days you will be notified whether you are granted or not, and we are in discussions with our consultants, and is in our 2016 budget.”
Given the dwindling fortunes of the nation as a result of falling oil prices, the Federal government has hinged the diversification of the economy on the solid minerals and agricultural sectors.
With the turbulence being witnessed in the oil and gas sector leading to declining revenues over the years, the Federal government is, once again, looking for ways to reposition the solid minerals sector and turn it into a job creator and a viable foreign currency earner for the economy.
Kayode Fayemi has said the administration wants to secure quick wins that will ensure immediate and medium term benefits to the solid minerals sector in the country.
Oscarline Onwuemenyi 15 December 2015, Sweetcrude, Abuja – The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has said that the relevant…
13 November 2015, Lagos – The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank) says it has channeled N7.17 interventions funds to the…
*“Nigeria’s vastly under-exploited natural resource include 44 varieties of minerals” 12 November 2015, Sweetcrude, Abuja – Some 200 mining experts…