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Mr Patrick Ojeka, the Director of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) in the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development disclosed this to NAN on the sideline of a four-day training for local miners in Port Harcourt on Friday. Ojeka represented by Mr Etido Umoakpan, an official in the ministry, said that the programme was organised to provide extension services to mining cooperatives, small scale miners and quarry associations in the South-south region. “ The event is one of the Federal Gove...

SPECIAL REPORT: Mining activities robbing farmers of arable land in Plateau Plateau State is a Nigerian food basket but tin mining activities are destroying farmlands and the youth are turning away from farming. 7 min read Chris Choji has been a farmer all his life. The 57-year-old who lives in Rakwok, Barkin-Ladi in Plateau State, produces mostly tomatoes, cabbages, pepper, maize, and potatoes. But things have changed. “Illegal mining activities have made the environment dang...

By Kasim Sumaina The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has embarked on the development of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) clusters for selected minerals in the six geo-political zones of the country. The move, it said, is for effective harmonisation of their exploitation to derive the right revenue for government. The Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, disclosed this during the handing and taking over ceremony of the landed property donated...

Nigerian government commences development artisanal small-scale clusters February 2, 2021 The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has embarked on the development of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) clusters for selected minerals in the six geo-political zones of the country. The move, it said, is for effective harmonisation of their exploitation to derive the right revenue for government. The Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, disclosed this d...

Residents of Ogun community decry road vandalism by land grabbers On Kindly Share This Story: Residents of Feru, Ado-Odo Local Government Area, Ogun, on Friday decried the destruction of the Oguntedo-Feru road by land grabbers. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in separate interviews, appealed to the government to bring the perpetrators to book. They alleged that, on Jan. 20, some land grabbers brought bulldozers to damage the road, thereby disrupting economic activ...

  The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Mining (GNASSM) has described as refreshing and welcoming, President Akufo Addo’s admission of politicisation in the fight against illegal mining in the country. It said the President’s call for a united approach in the fight against galamsey was a vindication of the Association’s earlier position that depoliticization was the only remedy to sanitize the sector to enable it contribute meaningfully to national development. A statement signed...