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INVESTIGATION: Coal miners make a fortune while destroying livelihoods, environment in Enugu

    INVESTIGATION: Coal miners make a fortune while destroying livelihoods, environment in Enugu

BY ARINZE CHIJIOKE Enugu state in south-east Nigeria still sits on some of the richest coal deposits in the country, almost two decades since the Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) ended

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Kaduna: A miner’s haven in the wings

    Kaduna: A miner’s haven in the wings

Kaduna state has a vast land mass which is endowed with natural resources that can contribute significantly to its economic growth, enhance job creation, and promote environmental conservation. The state

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Mining agency: FG generated N14.59bn as revenue from licences in five years

    Mining agency: FG generated N14.59bn as revenue from licences in five years

The federal government, through the Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, says it generated N14.59 billion in five years (2018 to 2022). Obadiah Nkom, director-general of NMCO, said this at the 63rd

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FG does not have the resources to fight illegal mining, says minister

    FG does not have the resources to fight illegal mining, says minister

Lekan Adegbite, minister of mines and steel development, says the federal government does not have the resources to preempt all illegal minerals miners’ activities because the country is vast. Adegbite,

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Miners without protective equipment at risk of kidney diseases, NESREA warns

  Miners without protective equipment at risk of kidney diseases, NESREA warns

Stanley Okorie, coordinator, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in Ebonyi, says miners risk kidney diseases if they

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Zainab Ahmed: Capital market key to unlocking Nigeria’s mining potential

  Zainab Ahmed: Capital market key to unlocking Nigeria’s mining potential

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the capital market is crucial to unlocking the potential of

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Bitcoin tumbles as China intensifies crackdown on crypto mining

  Bitcoin tumbles as China intensifies crackdown on crypto mining

Bitcoin plunged 5.98 percent to $32,019 on Monday morning as China intensified crackdown on crypto mining. In May, the Chinese

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FG to launch new mining policy for recovery of unpaid royalties

  FG to launch new mining policy for recovery of unpaid royalties

The federal government says it will improve procedures, documentation and regulations in the solid mineral sector in order to recover

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Bitcoin, Ethereum continue to dip as China threatens to clamp down on crypto mining

  Bitcoin, Ethereum continue to dip as China threatens to clamp down on crypto mining

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, fell by 10.62 percent to $35,882 on Friday after Chinese authorities called

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Zamfara miners: We’re victims of circumstances — and with no links to bandits

  Zamfara miners: We’re victims of circumstances — and with no links to bandits

Kabir Kankara, national president of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), says its members do not have any link with

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