The global race for critical minerals, and Nigeria’s criminalisation of artisanal miners, By Adeola Akinremi
Nigeria needs a policy shift from raid-and-detention enforcement of artisanal miners. The government should not focus on providing licences to the “big men” alone, just as it continues to do with oil blocs. It needs to formalise artisanal mining by providing appropriate types of licences for these small miners, safety training, geological information, equipment leasing, […] The post The global…
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