Ebonyi inaugurates task force to tackle illegal mining:
In a speech at the inauguration, the Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Chinedu Nkah ...
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Key FactsTaraba Forms New Task Force Against Illegal Mining
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- The government dissolved all previous committees and task forces to tackle unauthorised mining.
- Army Major A.M. Ghali is to command the force, with Army Captain K.R. Odenusi as deputy.
- The task force will protect forests, the environment and natural resources while enforcing relevant environmental laws and regulations.
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