Tag: Illegal Mining
Illegal mining: EFCC nets truck drivers, seizes solid minerals in Kwara
“Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects had no requisite licences, permits or approvals to mine or transport the solid minerals…
Kwara man bags five-year jail term for illegal mining
Justice Abimbola Awogboro, who delivered the judgment, found Elicanah guilty of mining and possessing solid minerals without lawful authority, contrary…
NSCDC arrests 15, seizes eight trucks in Edo illegal mining bust
He said the trucks’ drivers and assistants reportedly failed to present valid authorisation documents, leading to the arrest of nine…
Tinubu to ECOWAS: Declare resource theft, illegal mining international crime
The president emphasised the need for collective action to combat illicit financial flows and corruption in the region.
Kogi: Ododo bans illegal mining
The governor ordered the traditional rulers to stop giving out land to strangers for peanut and urged them to admonish…
Chinese warned against illegal mining operations in Nigeria
He noted problems like child labor and toxic chemical use in illegal mining. He urged sustained media efforts to educate…
Seven Chinese, 4 Nigerian accomplices nabbed for illegal mining in Akwa Ibom
They were already engaged in illegal mining activities at their first location where they were mining ilmenite locally called ‘black…
Two Chinese nationals arraigned for conspiring to defraud FG through illegal mining
The EFCC argued that the offenses contravened Sections 8(a) and 8(b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act of 1983. Following the…
Anambra: NSCDC busts illegal mining site, confiscates dredging machine
Items recovered from the site include a dredger, two dredging engine pumps, 18 drums, five suction pipes, eight plastic discharge…
Nasarawa: Marshals shut down illegal mining site, nab 3 foreigners
ele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, confirmed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun…
War on Illegal Mining: 327 arrested, 98 sites seized in brutal crackdown
He disclosed that the mining marshals had conducted operations across 10 states, including Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Kaduna,…
End mining tragedies, CAPPA tells FG
The organisation called on state governments to exercise strict oversight of corporate mining operations, enforcing penalties, including license revocations and…
Five Chinese men land in EFCC custody over Illegal mining
Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency said in a statement on Sunday that the Chinese men were arrested…
Nigerian govt prosecutes 2 Chinese nationals, 5 others for illegal mining
The Federal Government said suspected illegal miners recently arrested in Kogi and Ondo states during an operation led by the…
FG arraigns eight Chinese nationals, Nigerian over illegal mining
Upon hearing the pleas and arguments from both sides, the defendants were remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre until the adjourned…
EFCC arrests 18 for suspected illegal mining activities
The suspects will be arraigned in court upon conclusion of ongoing investigations.
EFCC docks 2 Chinese, company for illegal mining
The Chinese were arraigned by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday. The…
Two alleged illegal miners arrested with 600 bags of kaolin in Anambra
The solid minerals, valued at N20,204, 400, was excavated around a sealed site at Nando in Anambra East Local Government…
FG suspends mining activities within OAU, environs
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, announced the suspension shortly after meeting with the management of OAU,…
Illegal mining ongoing Borno despite ban – NSCDC
He said most of the illegal mining occurs in Bayo Local Government Area of the state, where the unregistered artisans…
Illegal mining: Kogi Govt bans issuance of consent letters to miners
“Our Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, believes royal fathers hold the key to the success of the state enterprise, so his…
Powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining funding banditry, terrorism — Alake
Alake said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals for the 2024 budget defence…
80 suspected illegal miners nabbed in Kwara
These arrests were made in ten months in different illegal mining sites across the state
Illegal mining banned, governor issues shoot at sight order
The governor noted that illegal mining had fuelled banditry and other criminal activities in parts of Zamfara over the years.
Enugu govt seals illegal mining sites
In June, Governor Peter Mbah banned illegal mining in the state and also set up the Enugu State Committee on…
40 illegal coal miners nabbed in Enugu
By Stanley Nwanosike The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested no fewer than 40 suspected illegal coal miners…
13 Chinese nationals busted for alleged illegal Mining activities in Kwara
Uwujaren said prior to their arrest, discrete investigations on the activities of illegal mining operators in Kwara State revealed that…
Illegal mining, threat to Nigeria’s economy – EFCC
By Mujidat Oyewole The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has identified illegal mining and other criminal activities as major…
Nigerian court jails Chinese national Gang Deng for illegal mining
Gang was found to be in possession of 25 tons of minerals suspected to be Lepidolite, a raw material used…
EFCC: 45 suspects, 14 trucks nabbed on raid in Kwara illegal mining site
The Ilorin Zonal Command of EFCC had on September 9 arrested a 29-year old Chinese, Gang Deng, for suspected illegal…