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Publisher (F.BA)
March 1, 2019
The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Waziri Adio, says the solidmineral
sector, though not being tapped to its fullest, has thepotential to grow
Nigeria’s economy, create jobs and address a number ofsocial issues.
Adio made this known at the launch of a report designed toenhance the
contribution of the solid minerals sector to Nigeria’srevenue and Gross
Domestic Product, in Abuja.
The report is tagged ‘Improving Transparency and Governancein
Nigeria’s Mining Sector,’
According to him, NEITI, in launching the report, is seeinghow it can
bring on board, what needs to be done and how it should bedone.
He added that NEITI wanted to go beyond audits and do thingsthat
would impact lives of the citizenry.
Presenting the report, the Editorial Consultant andProfessor of Geology,
University of Ibadan, Gbenga Okunlola, said that incomparison with
other countries with similar potential, Nigeria’s miningsector was still
largely underdeveloped.