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Celebrities / Re: Adewale Ayuba ‘now A Born Again Christian’ by kemibenji: 10:10am On Jul 15, 2015 |
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Nairaland / General / Experts: Solid Mineral Sector Can Generate 2m Jobs If Rescued by kemibenji: 5:11pm On Jun 21, 2015 |
The solid minerals sector has the capacity to generate about two million jobs for Nigerians and generate about N1 trillion annual income if rescued from cabal in the country, the Progressive Miners Association has said. Speaking yesterday in Abuja, president of the Progressive Miners’ Empowerment Association, Mr. Sunny Ekozin, said President Muhammadu Buhari must rescue the sector from the cabal that has held it hostage for nearly two decades, if the new administration is to unleash that industry’s huge potentials. He said: “One of the major challenges of the sector has been that a cabal has taken that industry hostage and has disallowed it to develop enough to make the appropriate contributions to the economy of the nation. “This cabal has been responsible for deceiving successive governments in the past and has pocketed various funds provided by the federal government and development partners, including the World Bank. Rather than developing the sector, those involved have only enriched themselves at the detriment of the miners and the solid minerals sector,” he said. Mr. Ekozin declined to name members of the cabal but said that many of them were those who occupied various government offices with the mandate to develop the sector in the interest of the Nigerian economy. Some of those holding down the sector, he alleged, had allocated to themselves, as many as, 100 to 200 mining licences which they then sell through cronies, while denying genuine miners access to the fields. Mr. Ekozin described the situation in the sector as akin of an emergency that required emergency actions on the part of President Buhari, if he was to realise the change he promised Nigerians in his campaign. He urged Mr President to declare an emergency in the sector in order to increase its contributions to the economy. He said the sector, if properly overseen, has the potential of adding about two million jobs to the economy and also contribute about a trillion naira to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the nation. When contacted on the development, the spokesperson of the ministry, Mr. Ambrose Momoh, said he was not in the position to react to the issue. He said he did not know how the funds were managed and such information would require the authorisation of the ministry’s permanent secretary. On the Ajaokuta Steel Complex, Kogi State, Mr. Ekozin pointed out that those telling Nigerians that it was no longer viable were insincere, as according to him, “Ajaokuta is still very viable.” sources: http://dailytrust.com.ng/daily/index.php/business/57679-experts-solid-mineral-sector-can-generate-2m-jobs-if-rescued |
Politics / Re: Saraki Holds Peace Talks With Aggrieved Senators by kemibenji: 7:33am On Jun 15, 2015 |
Welcome to Nigeria politic where scheming is the rule of the game. No morality in Nigerian politic. |
Politics / Re: Change Buhari Promised Will Not Happen Overnight – Atiku by kemibenji: 12:56pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Nigerian politicians, they can never be trusted 11 Likes |
Business / Re: Landing Cost Of Petrol Increases Because Of Devaluation Of Naira by kemibenji: 2:45pm On Mar 11, 2015 |
put back our refineries to work and stop this importation woes 4 Likes |
Romance / Re: Valentine's Day Should Be Banned! by kemibenji: 8:40am On Feb 05, 2011 |
Real love is love in Christ Jesus, not this hap and razzmatazz, please get Jess Christ into your relationship, until then you will never know true love in this world and in that to come, do not delay, make Jesus Christ today your savior and experience true love in your relationship. The Devil is using valentine as a tool of exploitation, you can take a decision never to be part of this evil machinations, pure and simple, please make your decision now. |
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