Despite the ban on illegal gold mining in Niger state, miners have continued to adopt different tactics to defy the order. In this report, HAMZAT IBRAHIM ABAGA chronicles how schoolchildren and mothers are actively engaged in illegal mining activities. In the bustling neighbourhoods of Maitumbi, Tunga, Kafintela, M.I Wushishi Estate, and Anguwan Roka in Minna, […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) says it sealed off the Monaplex plastic factory over safety infractions. The commission is reacting to TheCable’s two-part investigation which exposed the poor working conditions of factory workers in the state. On Monday, TheCable published the first of a two-part report that investigated the condition of Matthew Eworo, the […]
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