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Stakeholder Calls For Policy Regulation For Mining
The Danmasani of Marwa, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Shehu Abui, has urged the Federal Government to formulate policies to regulate the country’s solid minerals and mining sector.
He made the call in an interview with The Tide source yesterday in Abuja, saying that mining contributed significantly to the country’s economy before the discovery of oil in commercial qualities.
“If you go to Plateau and some parts of Kaduna state, mining had started, even in Zamfara and Kastina, though not regulated, but they need to be regulated by the government just like the oil industry.
“The truth is that some 50, 60 years ago, Nigeria was very dependent on mining, for example in Plateau, we had tin mining and in the East we had coal mining.
“It was very important for the economy in addition to cocoa production in the West and groundnut and cotton in the North and palm oil in the East”, he said.
He said that though mining contributed a lot to the country‘s economy in the past, it was ignored when the production of oil came.
Abui said it was however, heartwarming that people had started going back privately into mining, but needed to be regulated.
He maintained that there was huge mining potential in country that could boost its economy and development if effectively harnessed, saying that all that was needed was political will.
He expressed optimism that with people like the newly elected president of the Nigeria Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), Mr Obadiah Nkom, there was hope for the country’s solid mineral sector.
Abui who said he had known Nkom over the years as a man determined to explore the sector, said with him as NMGS president, results would be produced in the solid mineral sector.
He expressed happiness that with the election of Nkom as the 30th president of the NMGS, the country‘s solid mineral potential would be effectively harnessed.
“He is not just an engineer with determination to make things happen, but a traditional title holder, he is the Ajia of Marwa in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State”, Abui said.
“He had been identified a long time ago as somebody who is determined to serve the country and his immediate community,” Abui said.
NAN reports that Nkom, also the Director-General Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), was elected as the NMGS 30th president in March at its 55th Annual International Conference in Enugu.
Nkom at his investiture on Saturday recalled that mining was one of the main-stay of the country’s economy, leading to the establishment and development of cities such as Jos and Enugu where generations were raised.
He noted that the country prior to the discovery of oil and gas in commercial quantity was known for its tin, columbite, and coal.
According to him, political will and a determined populace desirous of forgoing current short-time pleasure and comfort for a secured and sustainable future is required to achieve the full potential of the country’s solid mineral deposits.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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