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Alake, who was represented by the Acting Zonal Mines Officer, North-West Zonal Office, Kutman Hosea Ali, directed the special mines taskforce activated in Kaduna State to clamp down on illegal miners and nonpayment of royalties which must be paid monthly as well as other taxes to the Federal Government.
The Federal Government has urged miners in the country to strictly adhere to proper licensing procedures before commencing operation, vowing to implement
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said that miners and operators in the sector owed the Federal Government more than N2 trillion.