I Need Executive Order From Presidency to Ban Mining in Problematic Areas

I need executive order from presidency to ban mining in problematic areas

Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has called for an executive order from the Presidency or the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to ban mining activities in locations identified as problematic across the state. Bago made the call on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. The g…

Bago Seeks Executive Order to Ban Mining in Parts of Niger State

By Adedapo Adesanya The Governor of Niger State, Mr Umaru Bago, has called on President Bola Tinubu to issue an executive order banning mining activities in areas considered problematic across the state. Mr Bago made the call on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, following the deaths of 37 minors, who are suspected […]

Niger North Senator Sympathises With Families Of Mining Tragedy Victims

The Senator representing Niger North and Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Abubakar Sani Bello, has paid a condolence visit to Governor Umar Bago and the Emir of Minna over the deaths of over 30 persons reportedly arrested in connection with alleged mining activities in Minna. Sani Bello, during the visit to the Government House, […]

37 Miners’ Deaths: Gov. Bago Demands Executive Order From Presidency To Ban Mining

Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, said his administration is seeking an executive order from the Presidency or the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to ban...

Niger Govt unaware of miners’ arrest before deaths in NSCDC custody – Bago ‎ ‎

‎Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, says the state government was not informed about the arrest and detention of suspected illegal miners who later died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). ‎ ‎According to Bago, 67 artisanal and suspected illegal miners were taken into custody, while 37 subsequently died. […]

Not All 37 Who Died In NSCDC Custody Were Artisanal Miners – Bago

Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has explained that preliminary findings showed that not all the 37 people who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, the state capital, were artisanal miners Bago stated this at a three-day Fida’a prayer held at the Tunga Central Mosque in […]