‘We Have No Other Work’: Miners Return to Niger Site After 37 Die in Custody
Teenage and adult miners have returned to a Niger State gold site despite the deaths of 37 detained mining suspects ...
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‘My Heart Breaks’: Atiku Offers Scholarship to Teen Miner in Viral Niger Video
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has offered to support the education of Yusuf Aliyu, a teenage artisanal miner whose video ...
Read more37 Miners Dead, Now a Panel: Adeyanju, Chiroma, Ex-DSS Boss to Investigate
The Federal Government has suspended 20 NSCDC officers and appointed a 10-member independent panel to investigate the deaths of 37 ...
Read more37 Dead: FG Suspends 20 NSCDC Officers Over Niger Mining Tragedy
The Federal Government has suspended 20 NSCDC officers and the Niger State Commandant over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal ...
Read moreNiger Mining Tragedy: Survivor Alleges IBB Owns Site — IBB Denies
A survivor of the Niger mining tragedy has identified former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida as the alleged owner of the ...
Read more24 Hours of Silence: Bago’s Curfew Follows Deadly Niger Mining Incident
Excerpt: Solid Minerals Minister Dele Alake has sent a high-powered team to Niger State to investigate the deaths of suspected ...
Read moreOyo Govt Gives Reason For Suspension Of Traditional Ruler; Alleges Links To Illegal Mining
The Oyo State government has suspended the Onido of Ido, Oba Gbolagade Muritala Babalola, over alleged links to the activities ...
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