Agency faults minister’s claim about number of miners in Nigeria

A fact-finding agency has faulted the claims of the Minister of Mines and Steel, Abubakar Bwari, who said that millions of Nigerians survive on artisanal and small-scale mining. The Punch has reported. Africa Check, an independent fact-checking organisation, quoted Bwari as saying, “With the renewed interest in mining brought about by the current administration’s diversification…

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Oil prices drop to $83

By Oke Peter Oil price, yesterday, dropped to around $83 a barrel on pressured by expectations that some Iranian oil exports will keep flowing after the U.S. reimposes sanctions, easing a strain on supplies. Brent crude, the international benchmark was down $1.07 to $83.09 per barrel at 0817 GMT. It hit a four-year high of…

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