The Ondo State House of the Assembly has asked security agencies in the state to work with traditional rulers in addressing illegal mining across the state. The Speaker of the House, Chief Olamide Oladiji made the call at plenary on…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC document belonging to a mining company responsible for Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan showed some foreign names as owners. The governor stated this on Wednesday when he featured…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Akwa Ibom Command, says it has apprehended eight suspects for offences ranging from abduction of minor, child labour and illegal mining in different operations in the state. The State Commandant of NSCDC,…
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has issued a warning to foreign operators who sponsor banditry in order to execute illegal mining in the country. This was according to a statement by the ministry’s Head, Press…
The Federal Government on Thursday, warned against illegal mining activities and urged for strong collaboration with relevant stakeholders for sustainable development across the country. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Mary Ogbe, gave the warning while…
The Kwara House of Assembly has called on the State Government to be proactive in curbing illegal mining activities in the state. This is sequel to a Motion on Notice, captioned “Need to Control Prevailence of Illegal Miners in the…
The Society for the Promotion of People’s Rights, an (NGO), has urged miners to get their mineral titles and desist from illegal mining activities for a healthy environment. President of the organisation, also an environmentalist, Mr Williams Osaze, said this in…
By Saka Laaro, Ilorin Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 convicted and sentenced a 29-year-old Chinese National, Gang Deng, to five years imprisonment over offences bordering on illegal mining and…
The Federal Government inaugurated a 14-member National Taskforce Committee to draft a framework that would guide mining activities in the country. The committee is chaired by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno. Part of the committee’s terms of reference…
The expression of dimensions of social decadence in broad terms have continued to form augmenting clutch which has been segmenting with the norms in the Nigerian society. As several dimensions of social ills continue to grow into pronounced phenomena, the…
