{"id":289118,"date":"2023-09-15T23:55:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T22:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=289118"},"modified":"2023-09-15T23:55:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T22:55:47","slug":"enugu-govt-bans-illegal-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/15\/enugu-govt-bans-illegal-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Enugu Govt bans illegal mining"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Warned of dire consequences for any illegal miner that flouted government\u2019s directive<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Tasks committee on identifying illegal mining sites, stop all illegal mining, review all environment assessment documents for all legal mining companies and reassessment and revalidation of all mining companies in the state<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Enugu State Government has announced a ban on illegal mining in the state with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, announced the ban on Friday in Enugu, while inaugurating a committee to review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/03\/fg-to-review-all-mining-licenses-mining-act-niomco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mining activities<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Onyia warned of dire consequences for any illegal miner that flouted government\u2019s directive.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cGovernment observed that it is in the overriding interest of the public to protect the people from any hazard or pollution, and also maintain equal rights of benefits accruable from any mineral resources to Enugu people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the ban followed Gov. 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