Despite governor’s executive orders, illegal mining denies Taraba State billions of naira annually
Despite three executive orders in three years suspending mining activities, Taraba State continues to lose more than ₦10 billion annually to illegal mining, exposing the limits of repeated government crackdowns on a lucrative underground economy sustained by weak enforcement, difficult terrain, fore...
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