Index to Nigerian Newspapers

The Federal Government has warned states and local governments to avoid collecting royalties and taxes from licensed miners operating in their domains. Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake stated that miners and operators owe the Federal Government more than N2tn and called on them to pay the debt. Alake stressed that operators must monthly pay royalties and taxes to the Federal Government, stating that they are the exclusive preserve of the Federal Government. The mining sector under the Tinubu administration is given top priority.