Sentences with phrase «illegal mining activities»

The Management of BUA Group has reacted to allegations by Dangote Group that it was engaging in illegal mining activities in Okene, Kogi State.

In response to a question by one of the workers, Dr Fayemi said the ministry would adopt its own whistle blowing arrangement in order to encourage more information on illegal mining activities in the sector.

News of illegal mining activity on Bangka...

President Nana Akufo - Addo has described as successful, the work of Operation Vanguard, the team tasked to enforce the government's campaign against illegal mining activities in the country.

However, Exton Cubic Group Limited has refuted claims that, the company in collaboration with Ibrahim Mahama, are engaging in illegal mining activities at the Nyinahin bauxite concession and were thus run out of the concession.

Akufo - Addo led government is doing what is contained in the 2016 manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in respect to fighting illegal mining activities nationwide, the party's Ashanti Regional Communications Director, Mr. Akwasi Kyei has said.

During a live programme on the Twi - based television station, Mr Antwi - Boasiako stated that he has evidence that the former MP is among the big names said to be behind illegal mining activities in the country.

According to him, the party then in opposition never promised to entertain illegal mining activities contrary to information from their opponents, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) they promised the people as such.

The late military officer was among others deployed to combat illegal mining activities in the Denkyira - Obuasi forest reserve.

The minister said the FEC approved N987m for the purchase of 50 Hilux vehicles for the special mines taskforce establiahed to monitor and curb illegal mining activities in all the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.

He further urged the Queen mothers to support government's efforts at ridding illegal mining activities out of their communities to help protect the environment.

These Asians have become synonymous with illegal mining activities popularly known as Galamsey.

Operation Vanguard was launched by President Akufo - Addo in July 2017 after an intense media campaign, led by Citi FM put pressure on government to curb activities of small - scale illegal mining activities also known as galamsey as they were said to be polluting water bodies and the environment as a whole.

In Hindu tradition, the waters of the sacred River Ganges are capable of reviving the spirit and cleansing the soul — but as illegal mining activities upstream have carried on unabated, its flow has been muddied with pollution

According to a report by the Yonhap news agency, the allegedly illegal mining activities were uncovered in four different complexes in the country's southwestern city of Gwangju.

These developments also explain why bad actors in the crypto ecosystem are lancing illegal mining activities.

Mr. Amewu's Ministry, through the Forestry Commission, recently issued a license to Exton Cubic Group Limited, to mine bauxite in the Ashanti Region amidst a clampdown on illegal mining activities.

The former President at a recent NDC Unity Walk in Kumasi criticised the ruling government for not applying common sense in its fight against illegal mining activities.

Over time the range of illegal mining activities have been recorded around the area leading to the wanton loss of revenue, minable land and social displacement of the rural communities.

Illegal mining activities in Ghana has led to the destruction of arable lands and pollution of water bodies with poisonous chemicals.

The four were picked up in one of the mines in Obuasi busy engaging in galamsey, an act that was in violation of Ghana's mining laws and in apparent disobedience of an ultimatum given by the Lands Minister for all illegal mining activities to cease.

Former Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Baba Jamal, has initiated a legal suit against the Ashanti Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Accra - based UTV following an allegation that he is neck - deep in illegal mining activities.

The Eastern Region town of Akwatia is among the areas where small - scale legal and illegal mining activities are very high.

The Manso Adubia constituency in the Ashanti Region has seen the illegal mining activities over the past few years leave the area in the alarming position of having no natural water body fit for human use.

Although Ghana's laws are clear on illegal mining the activity, it has been allowed to continue for more than two decades.

The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Frimpong Boateng, is heading a Cabinet Committee which is identifying alternative sources of livelihood for persons involved in illegal mining activities.

The foreigners who were arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities on Monday applied for protection under the former Minister of Defence, Ben Kumbour.

The role of some Chinese nationals in illegal mining activities in the country has been well documented, but a former Ashanti Regional Minister under the Mahama administration has singled out a Chinese woman as being particularly notorious and engaging in the blackmail of some influential persons.

The letter however seem to give credence to the claims that 31 - Aisha Haung that she is powerful and is able to influence authority to engage in the illegal mining activities.

We wish to state unequivocally that Exton Cubic Group has never engaged in any illegal mining activity in Ghana,» Exton Cubic Group said in a statement following the seizure of trucks belonging to Ibrahim Mahama's E&P, which was undertaking «preparatory works at the concession.

That followed a BNI report which named the chief among scores of other chiefs from eight regions of the country as being engaged in illegal mining activities.

The government alleged that the accused persons had sometime between 2015 and 2017, made some illegal mining activities and disposing of the minerals, thereby committing offences punishable under Miscellaneous Offences Act of Nigeria 2004.

But following a directive for the cessation of all illegal mining activities in the country...

Many Ghanaians survive on illegal mining activities, which is also backed by some traditional authorities, politicians and other influential persons in society.

Illegal mining activities in the Ashanti Region have reduced following the introduction of Operation Vanguard.

We respectfully appeal to you to mobilise law enforcement resources to all threatened areas to secure the affected areas as a matter of urgency, and stop all illegal mining activities.

Once any particular development corridor is established, Pandora's Box will be opened and there won't be very much that one can do to control the onslaught of hunting, habitat disruption, and legal and illegal mining activities.