Mining sector: 2,119 companies owe Nigeria N2.76 billion

Mining sector: 2,119 companies owe Nigeria N2.76 billion – NEITI

Nigeria urges resource-rich nations to harness extractive industries as reform engine

Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI)

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has announced that the total debt owed to the federal government by mining companies reached N2.76 billion in 2020. According to the NEITI solid mineral report, 2,119 mining companies were indebted to the federal government for fai

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