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Jos, the Plateau State capital, is known as the Tin City. Nigeria began tin mining there and the nation profited greatly from it. Decades after the mining
The Plateau State Government has called on members of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in the state to remain united in their task of
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 dangerous,” he told PREMIUM TIMES. “The land is no longer fertile and our farmlands have been destro...