Pecohub The Federal Government through the Nigerian Export Promotion Council ( NEPC) says that 85 per cent of mining activities in the country are not registered.
The NEPC,therefore, enjoined stakeholders in the solid minerals sector to formalize their activities for national development.
Mrs Oyinkan Duke, the Chief Trade Promotion Officer in the Department of Solid Minerals Directorate, NEPC , Abuja, said this on Wednesday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure.
The stakeholders’ meeting was tagged: The Strategic Programme on Formalisation of Solid Minerals for Export Competitiveness.
In a lecture titled: “ The Imperatives of Formalisation of Artisanal Mining for Development Duke, explained that the NEPC had noticed wrong perceptions of bottleneck in getting licence for mining activities.
She said that NEPC is working with State Committee on Export Promotion to capture minings activities in each state and encourage miners to form clusters in making their activities seamless.
Duke explained that Federal Government had discouraged export of raw minerals to enhance value chains and betterment for the country.
According to her, the meeting is being conducted in each state to sensitise stakeholders in order to leverage on potentials in the sector for national development.
