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The global race for critical minerals, and Nigeria’s criminalisation of artisanal miners, By Adeola Akinremi

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 global race for critical minerals, and Nigeria’s criminalisation of artisanal miners, By Adeola Akinremi

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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, […]

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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, […]

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