Despite the ban on illegal gold mining in Niger state, miners have continued to adopt different tactics to defy the order. In this report, HAMZAT IBRAHIM ABAGA chronicles how schoolchildren
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The Nigeria Police Force said they have arrested four suspects over alleged armed robbery, conspiracy and abduction of a Swiss national. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, at a media briefing
The Ghanaian government says it is making plans to use gold to buy imported oil products amid the country’s forex exchange crisis. Mahamudu Bawumia, vice-president of Ghana, disclosed this in
Recently, some pictures circulated on the messaging platform — WhatsApp — were said to have emanated from gold mining sites in Zamfara state. The pictures were posted to drive the
Uche Ogah, minister of state for mines and steel development, has advocated the death penalty for persons convicted of gold
Tons of gold is smuggled out of Nigeria to meet the high demands of the thriving market in the United
The federal government has cautioned the Zamfara state government over making impressions of owning gold deposits in the state. Olamilekan
Johnson Afolabi, an 83-year-old farmer, is used to the sound of chirping birds and cock crows announcing daybreak at Obalayan
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, says some foreigners are exchanging arms for gold in the state. Zamfara is one of
Olamilekan Adegbite, minister of mines and steel development, says gold is the most smuggled mineral out of Nigeria. Speaking on
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