Illegal mining is rapidly spreading across Northern Nigeria, fuelling a shadow economy sustained by poverty, weak regulation and deepening insecurity, with far-reaching consequences for national growth.
Despite repeated government crackdowns, the practice persists in mineral-rich rural communities
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