The President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society(NMGS)and Chairman, Mining Implementation and Strategic Team(MIST) Professor Olugbenga Okunlola has said Nigeria has over 1000 unregulated mining sites, also known as illegal mines.
This is even as he observed that "illegal mining has persisted because something that has persisted over the years and is prevalent all over the country, will be a bit difficult to stop overnight"
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