Mining

An international crackdown on organised environmental crime across nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean has resulted in the arrest of 233 suspects and the recovery of more than 1,000 live animals, as authorities intensified efforts to dismantle networks profiting from the destruction of forests and trafficking of wildlife.

August 28, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has directed the immediate sealing off of an illegal gold mining site in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to prevent potential environmental hazards. The Minister of Solid...

January 28, (THEWILL) – Former NYSC Director-General, Major General Bamidele Olawumi (rtd), has challenged Adams Oshiomhole, the Senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly, to substantiate, with evidence, his allegations that retired military generals are involved in illegal...

December 13, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has alleged that some powerful Nigerians are sponsoring banditry and terrorism in the country to further the exploration of illegal mining. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this on Tuesday,...

November 17, (THEWILL) - Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has placed a total ban on all illegal mining activities in the State, especially in Biase and Akamkpa LGAs. A statement issued on Thursday, by the Permanent Secretary, Special...

About 3,400 mining Licenses have been revoked by the Federal Government within the past 12 months. The Director-General of the Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Obadiah Simon, said this in Calabar during...