The Kwara State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Dr Afeez Abolore Alabi, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Department of State Services, DSS, to effectively collaborate on ways to curb the menace of illegal mining activities in the state. The commissioner made the call on Wednesday when he paid […]
Gaza War: Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize
“We have a huge debt to their courage and commitment to freedom of expression,” Mauricio Weibel, who chaired the jury, said in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day. The post Gaza War: Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
Illegal mining: OAU denies issuing leases, agreements to miners
The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State has denied claims of issuing mining licences for mining activities on the campus of the institution. The university also denied that it has entered into any form of lease and agreement in that respect with illegal miners. The university made this known in a […]
Miners back Nigerian govt’s clampdown on illegal mining
The licensed and legal coal miners in Kogi State have backed the federal and state governments over their recent clampdown on the activities of illegal miners in the state. In a statement signed by Innocent Ezuma, Executive Chairman, Etazuma Mining and Industries Limited, the miners said they were satisfied with the level of coordination between […]
FG moves to secure natural resources as presidential committee meets service chiefs
The committee’s meeting with service chiefs that cut across all security agencies and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) was a follow-up on the earlier one to get inputs for developing a workable strategy to effectively secure Nigeria’s natural resources, in line with the presidential mandate. The post FG moves to secure natural […]
Ibadan explosion: Nigerian govt moves to end illegal mining
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, on Monday in Ibadan, said the Federal Government was committed to ending illegal mining in the country’s mining sector. Alake spoke when he led a federal government delegation to pay a condolence visit to the Oyo State Government over Tuesday’s explosion at Bodija Estate in Ibadan. The minister […]
Ibadan explosion: Nigerian govt moves to end illegal mining
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, on Monday in Ibadan, said the Federal Government was committed to ending illegal mining in the country’s mining sector. Alake spoke when he led a federal government delegation to pay a condolence visit to the Oyo State Government over Tuesday’s explosion at Bodija Estate in Ibadan. The minister […]
Ibadan Armageddon: The morning after, By Semiu Okanlawon
And just as we are accustomed to in many of our other national and local mysteries, the real findings about what has terminated some lives and turned many into handicaps may never be known by ordinary Nigerians. Explosives in Bodija! What, for goodness sake, could any object of this dangerous make be doing in what used […]
Insecurity: Zamfara bans traditional rulers from issuing consent letters for mining
Zamfara has been one of the worst affected states by kidnappings, killings and other unwholesome activities of bandits and terrorists in the North-West zone. The post Insecurity: Zamfara bans traditional rulers from issuing consent letters for mining appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico