•An illegal mining site Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of property recovered from Chinese and Nigerians involved in illegal mining in Ogun State to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The forfeited assets include a mining site located behind the Baale’s Palace on Ilepos...
•Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake The federal government has ordered the closure of areas covered by Mining Licence 11810 in the Wase Local Government of Plateau State. This followed the deaths of villagers allegedly mining in a pit containing gaseous emissions, reports Channels TV. According to a statement by the Ministry of...
•DR Congo mine A series of landslides struck a militia-held mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, burying people alive and killing several, the governor and witnesses told our correspondent yesterday. Since its resurgence in 2021, the M23 group has taken vast tracts of the DRC’s resource-rich east, capturing the Rubaya mine in North Kivu [...
•Mining site No fewer than 13 persons have been killed in a collapsed mining site in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Dr Joshua Riti, the Chairman of the LGA, confirmed this to newsmen yesterday in Jos. Riti, who expressed sadness over the number of deaths recorded, said that the incident occurred last Saturday. […]
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