The Federal Government has said that henceforth mining companies will be mandated to provide insurance cover for all mine workers to secure them in the event of accident.
The minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, stated this during a condolence visit to the government and people of Niger State over the mining pit collapse which trapped mine workers in Galkago community in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. The Minister was received by the governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, in his office.
The Minister announced that the government will no longer approve any mining license that does not show concrete remediation plan of mine site and a rejigging of the environmental impact assessment procedures for issuance of mining license.
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