illegal miners

Alake Unveils Mining Marshals to Secure Mining Sites

In fulfilment of a major plank of his 7-point agenda to create a new security…

FG Revokes 1,633 Mining Licence

The Federal Government has announced the revocation of 1,633 mining licenses due to default in…

Osun Govt arrests 17 Chinese, 9 Nigerians, local chief for illegal mining

The Osun State Joint Task Force (JTF), recently inaugurated by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, has apprehended…

Lockdown: Osun insists on repatriation of illegal miners

The Osun Government says it will start the deportation of illegal miners who sneaked into…

Zamfara: We’re deporting Illegal Miners who breached lockdown order -Osun Govt

The State government of Osun has said that the planned deportation of some illegal miners…

Police raid illegal mining sites in Zamfara

The Police in Zamfara have raided a Kwali mining site in Bukkuyum Local Government Area…

Abuja residents want FG to penalize illegal miners

Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the Federal Government to…

NSCDC arrests 27 suspected illegal miners

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it arrested 27 illegal miners in…

NSCDC arrests 1,000 illegal miners in 2 years

CThe Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested no fewer than…

States to lose 13% derivation revenue for obstructing legal miners – says ministry

The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development said that any state government that bans miners…