Nigeria: Federal Govt Loses N3tr to Illegal Gold, Lead Mining, Others

23 November 2017

Abuja — The Federal Government yesterday declared it lost about N3.23trillion ($9billion) in revenue that should have accrued from gold exports, putting the blame on activities of illegal miners.

Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, gave the indication after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the

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