A Deep Dive Into Illegal Mining In Nigeria

Nigeria is earthly blessed with lots of solid minerals that are buried under its soil. However , the country loses billions of dollars yearly due to illegal mining. This is in addition to deaths, environmental damage and violence caused by these illegal mining activities. According to The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals, Jonathan Gbefwi, illegal mining cost Nigeria about $9bn annually. Gist Nigeria’s Ayuba Iliya speaks with a survivor of mining pit collapse and other stakeholders on the safety of mining in Nigeria and how government ,can shore up more resources from the mining industry. Don't forget to subscribe: https://bit.ly/2Hb8hjx Watch more interesting videos: https://bit.ly/34ogCaw Follow Channels Television On:   / channelsforum     / channelstv     / channelstelevision   Get more news on our website: https://www.channelstv.com/ #ChannelsTv #newsupdate #news #newsinnigeria #newstoday #newsheadlines #Politicstoday #ChannelsTVNews #Nigeria #Lagos #Nigerianews #Nigeriannews #channelstelevision #Channelstv #Channels #AfricaNews #BreakingNews #Nigerianpolitics