Abimbola Akosile and Chinedu Eze in Lagos, Sheriff Balogun in Abeokuta and Kasim Sumaina in Abuja
The Federal Government has declared that it would no longer condone the activities of some foreign nationals who take unprocessed minerals through illegal routes out of Nigeria; thereby denying the country of revenue accrued to it through its vast mineral endowment.
The federal government, through the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, noted that it has commenced moves aimed at making it an offence for anyone to take unprocessed minerals out of the country.