Federal Govt Sensitises Artisanal Miners In Zamfara
February 10, 2020
3:46 am
The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has said that the country was losing 80 percent of revenue that would have accrued from the solid minerals sector, to illegal mining.
Mr Abunuma Samuel, the ministryβs Plan Officer, stated this while speaking to newsmen in Maru, Talata-Mafara Local Government in Zamfara, on Sunday.
Samuel spoke to newsmen after sensitising artisanal miners in Maru.
The federal government had, in April 2019, announced a ban on mining in Zamfara and its environs.
The government said that the ban was part of measures to address the security challenges in the state.
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