Nasarawa Bans Underage Mining, Warns On Illegal Operations

The Nasarawa State government has banned children below 18 years from participating in mining activities across the state and has warned against illegal and underage mining following the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody in Niger State.
The commissioner for environment, natural resources and mining, Dr. Margaret Elayo, issued the warning on Friday in Lafia while reacting to the tragedy in Minna.
Reacting to the incident, Dr. Elayo said she received disturbing video clips of illegal mining activities in Nasarawa from her permanent secretary at about 9:30pm on Wednesday, which prompted her press briefing.
“I felt it was necessary for me to speak on it so that we can be g...