Eko Hot Blog reports that the Oyo State government has said that it has arrested illegal miners in Idi-Ayunre in the Oluyole Local Government Area of the state and seized the facility the miners used for processing of illegally mined minerals. The state Governor, Seyi Makinde, who made this known on Saturday in a statement … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria has reportedly suffered a significant loss of 91 per cent of its mining sector revenue due to the activities of illegal miners. The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States Parliament, Mohamed Tunis, revealed this during the commencement of a three-day seminar titled “Illegal mining and its implications … Read more
The Kwara Police Command has promised to cooperate more closely with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to combat illegal mining activities in the state. Eko Hot Blog reports that Paul Odama, the state’s commissioner of police, made the commitment on Friday in Ilorin during a courtesy visit to the EFCC Zonal Command. EDITOR’S … Read more
Suspected illegal miners and fraudsters have been arrested in Osun state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that four suspected illegal miners and fraudsters have been arrested by the Osun Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). According to the State Commandant, Emmanuel Ocheja, the duo were apprehended on January 17, 2022, at an … Read more
Zamfara state government has warned illegal miners operating in the state despite Federal Government’s ban on mining activities, to desist or face prosecution. Dr Nuruddwen Isah, the state’s Commissioner of Environment, issued the warning on Saturday when he visited one of the suspected illegal mining sites at Sauna village in Talata Mafara local government area … Read more
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said foreigners and anyone involved in the illegal mining of solid minerals in the country are engaged in criminal enterprise that undermines the sovereignty of the Nigerian State. Lawan stated this in his remarks after the Senate considered a report of the Roundtable Discussion on the Need for … Read more