Tag: Illegal Mining
Kwara truck driver jailed, ordered to forfeit 25 tons of lithium minerals
The convict was the driver of a truck used in conveying minerals allegedly purchased without a licence by a Chinese…
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…