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Illegal Minining activities in Nigeria
Ondo Commends Army’s Swift Interception of Illegal Miners
Underage Children Flock to Zamfara’s Gold Fields
Despite a government ban on illegal mining activities, youths and underage children…
Five Alleged Illegal Miners Arrested by NSCDC in Oyo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Commandant in Oyo State,…
Osun Traditional Ruler Remanded for Illegal Gold Mining
A traditional ruler and his associates were arraigned in Abuja on Monday,…
NSCDC Cracks Down on Illegal Mining, Oil Theft in Ondo and Rivers States
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intensified its efforts…
Precious Mineral Miners Storm Wushishi Housing Estate
A group of angry miners stormed the MI Wushishi housing estate in…
Ondo NSCDC Arrests Three for Illegal Mining and Cable Theft
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State has…
MIREMCO, EFCC to Partner in Fight Against Illegal Mining
The Enugu State Chapter of Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO)…
Four More Bodies Recovered from Niger Mining Pit
Authorities have recovered four more bodies from the mining pit that collapsed…
EFCC Apprehends 13 in Abuja for Suspected Illegal Mining
At least 13 suspected illegal miners have been arrested by operatives of…
Cross River Assembly Demands Action Against Illegal Mining
Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly have called on…
10 Suspected Illegal Miners Arrested in Ogbomoso
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Directorate…
Banditry and Illegal Mining Worsen North West Insecurity – Lagbaja
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the spate…
From Mines to Mayhem: The Link Between Gold and Banditry in Nigeria
The agrarian landscapes of Northern states, once calm to the lives of…
Mining Marshals Crackdown on Illegal Gold Mining, Arrest Seven in Kogi State
Mining marshals conducted the operation in the Iyeh Odogbe, Isanlu community of…