National Economy
Monday, August 25, 2025
  • Home
  • News
    • International Business
  • Lead-In
    • Cover
    • Investigation
  • Economy
    • Nigerian Economy
    • Fiscal Policy
    • Energy
    • Agri Business
    • Transportation
    • Industry
    • Competition
    • Homes & Property
    • Insurance
    • Companies & Markets
      • Companies
      • Capital Market
  • Tech
  • States & Politics
  • Commentary
    • Analyst
    • Business Matters
    • All Angles Considered
    • ClickSend
  • Editorial
  • Data
  • Others
    • Opinion
    • Money Guide
    • Analysis
    • Growth
    • Sport Economy
No Result
View All Result
Read News
National Economy
  • Home
  • News
    • International Business
  • Lead-In
    • Cover
    • Investigation
  • Economy
    • Nigerian Economy
    • Fiscal Policy
    • Energy
    • Agri Business
    • Transportation
    • Industry
    • Competition
    • Homes & Property
    • Insurance
    • Companies & Markets
      • Companies
      • Capital Market
  • Tech
  • States & Politics
  • Commentary
    • Analyst
    • Business Matters
    • All Angles Considered
    • ClickSend
  • Editorial
  • Data
  • Others
    • Opinion
    • Money Guide
    • Analysis
    • Growth
    • Sport Economy
No Result
View All Result
National Economy
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Federal Gov’t Orders Probe Into Niger Mining Explosion

by Ngozi Ibe and Silas Ezeugwu
7 months ago
in News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Niger,mining
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Telegram

The federal government has ordered a thorough investigation into the explosion at a mining site that occurred on Sunday at Sabon Pegi in Mashegun local government area of Niger State, with a pledge that the cuplrits must not go unpunished.

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake who revealed this to journalists in Abuja on Monday, said the ministry had already dispatched officials of the Federal Mines Office in the affected state to the blast site for an on-the-spot assessment.

According to Alake, preliminary investigations suggest that the explosion was caused by illegal stockpiling of explosives by one Yushua Maikampala, a resident of New Bussa.

Maikampala, he said, is believed to have been involved in purchasing and storing explosives and their accessories in a house in Sabo Pegi.

You May Like

FCMB Group Proposes Equity Capital Raise

Liquidity Surge Eases Funding Rates

Eyewitnesses said the explosion was triggered by an electrical spark at 7am on Sunday, destroying the building where the explosives were stored and damaging about 20 other houses in the vicinity.

At least, two fatalities have been confirmed in the incident.

The minister described the incident as avoidable, given the negligence surrounding the handling and illegal storage of explosives by the alleged culprit.

Alake, therefore, directed relevant ministry officials, including the Mines Inspectorate Department to carry out forensic analysis of soil samples collected from the blast site to determine the source of the explosives, which would guide the next course of action.

“Security agencies have been put on the trail of the suspected culprit. He will be apprehended to face justice,” Alake assured.

NATIONAL ECONOMY recalls that last year, a huge blast rocked Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, caused by explosives stored by illegal miners.

Two people were killed and 77 others were injured in the explosion that affected seven suburbs and sent panic among residents of Nigeria’s third most-populous city.

Like in the instant case, the federal government instituted a forensic enquiry into the blast which recommended the prosecution of three culprits.

ShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Divorce: Netizens Divided Over 2Baba, Annie Idibia’s Divorce Announcement

Next Post

Gov Yusuf Appoints New Accountant-General, Others, Revives Kano Line

ANOTHER GOOD READ

FCMB Backs TEHC’s $40m Louisville Project in Eko Atlantic
News

FCMB Group Proposes Equity Capital Raise

4 hours ago
Stock Market Losses N394bn In Bearish Trading 
News

Liquidity Surge Eases Funding Rates

4 hours ago
Strong Fundamentals Rally NAHCO’s Return To 2,048% In 12 Years
News

Strong Fundamentals Rally NAHCO’s Return To 2,048% In 12 Years

4 hours ago
News

Delayed Guidelines Drag Insurance Recapitalisation Process

7 hours ago
UBA To Raise N157bn Via Rights Issue
News

UBA Customers To Win N150m In Super Savers Promo

7 hours ago
News

Shareholders Get N117.86bn Half-year Dividends From 12 Listed Firms

7 hours ago
Next Post
Gov Yusuf Appoints New Accountant-General, Others, Revives Kano Line

Gov Yusuf Appoints New Accountant-General, Others, Revives Kano Line

Most Recent

FCMB Backs TEHC’s $40m Louisville Project in Eko Atlantic

FCMB Group Proposes Equity Capital Raise

August 25, 2025
Stock Market Losses N394bn In Bearish Trading 

Liquidity Surge Eases Funding Rates

August 25, 2025
Accountability, Transparency To Boost Investor Confidence

Accountability, Transparency To Boost Investor Confidence

August 25, 2025
Strong Fundamentals Rally NAHCO’s Return To 2,048% In 12 Years

Strong Fundamentals Rally NAHCO’s Return To 2,048% In 12 Years

August 25, 2025
Polaris Bank Empowers Over 3,000 Youths in Ajegunle Community

Carbon Emissions: Polaris Bank, NCF Partner On Tree-planting Drive

August 25, 2025
Tinubu Approves N4.2bn For 158 TETFund Research Projects

NASENI Secures $2bn Commitments, 40 Market-ready Products Under Tinubu

August 25, 2025
PenCom Suspends 7 Mortgage Banks Over Equity Contribution Breach

Board Inauguration Beyond Our Control, PenCom Responds To NLC

August 25, 2025

Delayed Guidelines Drag Insurance Recapitalisation Process

August 25, 2025
Advertise with us

© 2024 | National Economy

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • International Business
  • Lead-In
    • Cover
    • Investigation
  • Economy
    • Nigerian Economy
    • Fiscal Policy
    • Energy
    • Agri Business
    • Transportation
    • Industry
    • Competition
    • Homes & Property
    • Insurance
    • Companies & Markets
      • Companies
      • Capital Market
  • Tech
  • States & Politics
  • Commentary
    • Analyst
    • Business Matters
    • All Angles Considered
    • ClickSend
  • Editorial
  • Data
  • Others
    • Opinion
    • Money Guide
    • Analysis
    • Growth
    • Sport Economy

© 2024 | National Economy