Tag: Mining
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Borno Govt bans mining acitivities
The Borno Government has placed a ban on all mining activities in the state, due to the fragile security situation in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Internal
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Enugu government bans illegal mining
The Enugu State Government has banned with immediate effect all illegal mining activities taking place in some communities of the state.
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Gov. Adeleke vows to recover monies owed by mining operators
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Monday said his administration would recover all monies owed by mining/gold companies operating in state fields. Adeleke said this on the sideline of the inauguration of solid minieral sector committee in Osogbo.
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Over 2,000 Mining companies owe federation accounts N2.76bn
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says over 2,000 companies operating in Nigeria’s solid minerals industry are indebted to the federation accounts to tune of N2.76 billion. The organisation disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja in a statement by its Deputy Director/Head, Communications and Advocacy, Mrs Obiageli Onuorah, to announce the release of the…
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Buhari declares Zamfara ‘No-Fly Zone’, bans mining activities
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Zamfara a ‘no-fly zone’ and banned all mining activities in the state. The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), who announced this on Tuesday in Abuja, explained that it was part of measures to tackle the security challenges witnessed in the north-western state. He made the disclosure to…
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Banditry: Presidency commences screening of mining operators in Zamfara
The Presidency is demanding details of all those licensed to do mining operations in Zamfara State and the pattern of illegal mining. The screening according to presidential sources is for the purpose of tackling the crises in the state. Tasked with providing the required information are the Mining Cadastral Office (MCO) and other relevant government…
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Dangote accuses BUA of stealing, illegally mining limestone on its properties
The management of Dangote Group has accused BUA of engaging in illegal mining of limestone deposited 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, at a press conference in Lagos yesterday frowned at the media war instigated by BUA against…
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FG arrests 8 Chinese, 12 Nigerian accomplices for illegal mining
The Federal Government on Monday arrested eight Chinese nationals in Plateau State for alleged illegal mining. The National Security Adviser, NSA, Ali Monguno, ordered the arrest of the miners on Monday at Kampani Zurak village in Bashar chiefdom of Wase Local Government Area of the state. Also arrested were 12 other Nigerians allegedly involved in…
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Beijing to bid farewell to coal mining in four years
Beijing will close its last three coal mines in the next four years and entirely quit coal mining by 2020, sources with the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform said Wednesday. In 2016, Beijing closed two coal mines with a total annual production capacity of 1.8 million tonnes, said Li Bin, deputy director of…