64 … the arrested individuals reportedly travelled from the troubled Sahel Region of Africa into Cross River State … By TheInvestigator In an operation early Saturday morning, January 11, 2025, security operatives arrested 203 individuals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. According to journalist, Iwara […]
134 The government has proposed setting up the Nigerian Solid Minerals Corporation to oversee the sector. The corporation will have a share structure similar to the private sector, said Alake, the minister of solid minerals development. By Justice Nwafor Kakafu, Kwara State – Kakafu was once a quiet village with pristine, narrow farm roads and […]
146 By Patrick Obia On April 20, 2024, a tragedy unfolded in Shikpeche, a quiet community nestled in Bishiri North, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. What should have been another day of labor turned fatal for Peter Shinong and Emmanuel Ushikeh, two young men who died while working in an illegal mining […]
195 In this remote area, where government oversight is virtually absent and law enforcement scarce, illegal mining has become a lifeline for many underaged and adults in the area. Twelve-year-old Abdulrasheed Awal and his father Awal Dapkai make between N45,000 and N50,000 each day through illegal mining, a hazardous pursuit he has adopted in Farindoki, […]
168 Olabisi Ayodele, a resident of Mpape, told SaharaReporters that she was in the house with her kids and husband when the tremor started. By SaharaReporters Mpape is located in Bwari local government of Nigeria’s federal capital territory. Despite the apparent tranquility, residents of the area live with lingering uncertainty. Just weeks before this report, […]
528 Despite the risks associated with artisanal mining, more women and children are taking up jobs at mining pits that litter communities in Jos. This is due to the government’s failure to curb violence in the state. In this report, Beloved John documents how the prolonged violence has deprived the people of other means of […]
499 This report by Development News Nigeria, Alaba Adeyemi of DNN looks into the activities of an illegal Quarry at Ijigba, Ondo state operating in contravention of the 2007 Nigerian Mineral and Mining Act. At the twilight of Olusegun Mimiko’s administration as the governor of Ondo state, projects that stood out as bringing succor to […]