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21 days ago · Nigeria
The global race for critical minerals, and Nigeria’s criminalisation of artisanal miners, By Adeola Akinremi
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Premium Times Nigeria is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Nigeria. The first report grouped here was at 26 Sept 2026, 04:40 UTC. The headline in use is “The global race for critical minerals, and Nigeria’s criminalisation of artisanal miners, By Adeola Akinremi”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Nigeria needs a policy shift from raid-and-detention enforcement of artisanal miners. The government should not focus on providing licences to the “big men” alone, just as it continues to do with oil blocs.
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