Nigeria: Formalise illegal miners rather than victimise them, expert tells FG

Nigerian-British mining expert, Ily Maisanda has told the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake to formalise illegal miners rather than victimising them for the overall development of the sector.

Maisanda, who is an Associate at Camborne School of Mines, made this statement while speaking on the state of the mining sector in Nigeria on Wednesday.

He adduced his reason for the indepth knowledge of the ‘Smart miners’ that will needed by would-be investors.

Maisanda said such would…