Disparity in laws controlling oil, solid minerals industries worrisome
A fresh angle to the trending nationwide clamour for restructuring is emerging. This time, Nigerians that barred their minds with our correspondents on the laws controlling the exploration of natural resources say time has come to invoke the kinds of…
For safety sake, UNIDO partners FG to develop action plan on mining with mercury
Considering the importance of mining with mercury and its resultant abuse in the nation’s mining industry, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, UNIDO, has concluded arrangement to help Nigeria develop a National Action on Mercury Use in artisanal and small-scale…
Enugu residents give hints on what FG’ll meet while reviving Enugu coal mines
The recent move by the Federal Government to revive mining activities in Enugu coal mines, abandoned about 40 years, has elicited reactions from residents of the Coal City. During the era of coal mining in Enugu, there were four main…
Illegal miners galloping in numbers in Plateau, NSCDC arrests 150
There are no signs that any of the reforms so far introduced by the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi is yielding results as number of illegal miners has kept rising across all states that have minable resources. This…
