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‘We Are Scared’: How Canadian Company Operations at Nigeria’s biggest gold mine put communities at risk
When Muyideen Adegboyega, 46, set off on his scooter one morning in October 2022, he had no way of knowing it would be his last journey. A flying chunk of rock from a nearby explosion killed the young father as he rode close to the town of Iperindo, in southwest Nigeria. The blast came from the Segilola gold mine, which is owned by Thor Explorations, a company listed on both the London and Canadian stock exchanges. The site lies within metres of the main road leading into Iperindo.
‘We Are Scared’: How blasting at Nigeria’s biggest gold mine put communities at risk
By Olajide Adelana When Muyideen Adegboyega, 46, set off on his scooter one morning in October 2022, he had no way of knowing it would be his last journey. A flying chunk of rock from a nearby explosion killed the young father as he rode close to the town of Iperindo, in southwest Nigeria. The blast came from the Segilola gold mine, which is owned by Thor Explorations, a company listed on both the London and Canadian stock exchanges.
‘We are scared’: Canadian miner’s Nigerian venture putting community at risk, locals say
By , , , Muyideen Adegboyega set off on his scooter one morning in October 2022 to make a familiar trip to a local market. As he drove down a road close to the town of Iperindo in southwest Nigeria, he was struck and killed by a flying chunk of rock from a nearby explosion. The blast came from the Segilola gold mine, whose southern area is close to Iperindo.
INVESTIGATION: Beyond the Facade: Unveiling the Violence in Nigeria’s 'Peaceful' Presidential Elections
By Olajide Adelana, Kabir Yusuf, Yekeen Akinwale and Ekemini Simon Before Nigeria’s presidential elections last year, legislator Alhassan Doguwa told raucous supporters what would happen to those who did not vote for his dominant All Progressives Congress party. “To God who made me, on election day, you must vote for APC or we will deal with you,” he warned to cheers captured on video.
INVESTIGATION: Beyond the Facade: Unveiling the Violence in Nigeria's 'Peaceful' Presidential Elections
Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- By Olajide Adelana, Kabir Yusuf, Yekeen Akinwale and Ekemini Simon Before Nigeria's presidential elections last year, legislator Alhassan Doguwa told raucous supporters what would happen to those who did not vote for his dominant All Progressives Congress party. "To God who made me, on election day, you must vote for APC or we will deal with you," he warned to cheers captured on video.
Beyond the facade: Unveiling violence in Nigeria’s ‘peaceful’ presidential elections
Before Nigeria’s presidential elections last year, legislator Alhassan Doguwa told raucous supporters what would happen to those who did not vote for his dominant All Progressives Congress (APC). “To God who made me, on Election Day, you must vote for APC or we will deal with you,” he warned to cheers captured on video.
Abandoned mines: small-scale, artisanal mining leaves legacy of ruin in Ebonyi, Enugu, Plateau, Nasarawa [2] | The ICIR- Latest News, Politics, Governance, Elections, Investigation, Factcheck, Covid-19
By Olajide Adelana IN conclusion, this two-part investigation looks at how surface and small-scale mining leaves a legacy of ruin in Ebonyi, Plateau, and Nasaarawa states. Read the first part HERE Nigeria also has many artisanal and small-scale mines that provide a livelihood for thousands of people, mostly mining gold, gemstones, and cassiterite (a tin oxide mineral). This segment of the extractives industry employs an estimated 400,000 and 500,000 people in the country.
Abandoned mines: A Danger to Communities Across Nigeria Original
Abandoned mines: A Danger to Communities Across Nigeria Coal was first discovered in Nigeria in in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria. The country’s first coal mine, the Ogbete mine, opened six years later. The Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) was formed in 1950, taking on operations of Ogbete and other major coal mines across the country. Coal was one of Nigeria’s primary exports for much of the 20th century.
How abandoned mines endanger communities across Nigeria
BY OLAJIDE ADELANA Coal was first discovered in Nigeria in in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria. The country’s first coal mine, the Ogbete mine, opened six years later. The Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC) was formed in 1950, taking on operations of Ogbete and other major coal mines across the country. Coal was one of Nigeria’s primary exports for much of the 20th century. However, significant changes in the Nigerian energy market increased the utilization of petroleum as a fuel source.
Will Nigeria's climate change law put the brakes on gas flaring?
Nigeria has promised to end gas flaring by 2030 under its national climate plan but communities are sceptical, given previous unmet deadlines She ran her hand over the rough patches on the walls of her house, leaving a pattern of dirt, the tell-tale sign of decades of gas flaring that communities in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta have endured.
Still on Keeping Hands Clean in Nigeria — Economic Confidential
Still on Keeping Hands Clean in Nigeria By Olajide Adelana While the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us that handwashing with soap is the cornerstone of infection control, rural villagers in Nigeria remain out of reach of proper hand hygiene facilities. In commemoration of this year’s Global Handwashing Day on 15 October, Olajide Adelana explores the far-reaching impact of washing handsome on not only spreading the virus, but also increasing communal productivity and ending chronic poverty.
Sweeping benefits of keeping hands clean in Nigeria | WSSCC
October 14, 2020 While the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us that handwashing with soap is the cornerstone of infection control, rural villagers in Nigeria remain out of reach of proper hand hygiene facilities. In the special series to celebrate Global Handwashing Day on 15 October, hygiene professionals in the country explain the far-reaching impact of washing hands on not only spreading the virus but also increasing communal productivity and ending chronic poverty.
Early Warning: Fighting the Ebola Outbreak in Nigeria
When Nigerian dentist Lawal Bakare formed a closed Facebook group in July 2014 to brainstorm ways to help fight the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria and other West-African countries, many of his friends didnât take him seriously. At the time, the outbreak was still thousands of miles away from Nigeria, and Bakareâs friends in the country didnât think it posed any serious threat to their safety.
Investigation: Irregular feeding, late payments blight school feeding programme in northwest
Editor's note: The importance of nutrition as a foundation for healthy development can't be underestimated. Poor nutrition leads to ill health, and ill health causes further deterioration in nutritional status. These effects are most dramatically observed in infants and young children. So far, Nigeria has spent nothing less than N6.2bn feeding primary school pupils in 14 states.
Proper Documentation Vital to Eradicating Statelessness in Nigeria, West Africa -Experts
Participants at a round-table meeting organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja have harped on the need for West African countries to have robust biometric data of people living in the region. The roundtable which was on addressing statelessness in the ECOWAS region had in attendance experts from UNHCR, ECOWAS, civil society organizations, ministry of interior, academia, and the media.
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