Gov. Darius Isiaku of Taraba on Tuesday advised mining title holders to access Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) from his state before mining, to avoid disruption of their operation.
Isiaku gave the advice at the ongoing second Nigeria Mining Week, organized by the Miners Association of Nigeria, in partnership with IPAD Nigeria, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Spintelligent in Abuja.
He expressed displeasure over mining title holders from Abuja who engaged in mining in the state without permission or notifying the authorities.
“I will no longer tolerate this attitude of mining title holders from Abuja venturing into my state to conduct mining without informing the state authority or access C of O before commencing mining.
“I am aware that mining is on the exclusive list, that means minerals in all the states belong to the Federal Government but…
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