Tag: Mining
In Jos, Continued Violence is Driving More Women and Children to Illegal Mining
Despite the risks associated with artisanal mining, more women and children are taking up jobs at mining pits that...
Mining Without Compensation: Untold Woes Of Enugu Community
This investigative report by Ben Aroh of THE WHISTLER explores how farmlands and cash crops of Ezuruike, an agrarian...
FG Woos Foreign Mining Investors with Cheap Production Cost
The Federal Government has assured foreign investors interested in the Nigerian mining sector of a conducive business environment and...
Nasarawa Assembly Moves to Tackle Illegal Mining
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Environment has advised community leaders to be circumspect in granting mining...
Why I Resorted to ‘Local Mining’ – Bauchi Civil Servant Recounts Ordeal After Fuel Subsidy Removal
Malam Abdullahi H. Hamza, a civil servant in Bauchi State is one of the millions of Nigerians who felt...
After WikkiTimes’ Investigation on Sponsoring Banditry, Illegal Mining, FG Issues 30-Day Ultimatum to Operators
Barely two weeks after WikkiTimes uncovered a disturbing pattern of terrorism funding and illegal mining by Chinese-affiliated miners in Niger State, the...
Terrorism Funding: After WikkiTimes’ Investigation, Niger Govt Profiles Miners
A few days after WikkiTimes uncovered a disturbing pattern of terrorism funding and illegal mining by Chinese-affiliated miners in...
Why We Banned Mining Activities, Shut Down Sites – Kebbi Govt
Yakubu Tafida, Secretary to the Kebbi State Government, on Friday, announced the banning of all mining activities in the...
