The Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining exploration in Zamfara State, saying the decision was taken after a careful review of the security situation across the state.
It would be recalled that in 2019, the government under former President Muhammadu Buhari placed a ban on mining activities in Zamfara, and in 2021, it also declared the state as a “no-fly zone’’ due to the prevailing insecurity in the state.
However, Segun Tomori, the Special Assistant to the Minister of Solid Minerals on Media, Dele Alake in a statement, said that the president and national security adviser had evaluated the security situation and approval had been granted to start mining exploration in the state.
He pointed out that the nation has a lot to gain from reawakened economic activities in a highly mineralised state like Zamfara which is imbued with vast gold, lithium, and copper belts.
The statement also noted that the decision had brought formal activities in the mining sector in the state to a total halt, leaving the field to illegal operators.
