The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, has cautioned the Federal Government from going ahead with a rumoured deal with Jindal Power and Steel India, to revitalise coal mining in the country.
In a statement on Thursday in Lagos, the group said that the rumour, if true, would be a "bad omen" for communities already suffering environmental impacts of mining in Enugu and other states where coal is mined.
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