BENUE ASSEMBLY PASSES FORESTRY, MINING COMMISSION BILL TO BOOST ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT. (PHOTO).
BENUE ASSEMBLY PASSES FORESTRY, MINING COMMISSION BILL TO BOOST ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT The Benue State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill establishing a Forestry, Mines and Solid Minerals Commission, marking a significant step toward economic diversification and environmental protection. The move is expected to strengthen regulation in the state’s resource sector while addressing concerns around sustainability and local benefits. The bill scaled third reading during plenary presided over by Speaker Rt. Hon. Berger Alfred Emberga. It followed a detailed report by the House Committee on Lands, Survey, Solid Minerals, and Environment. Lawmakers say the new commission will coordinate the exploration and management of forest and mineral resources without clashing with federal agencies. It is designed to attract investment through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), while enabling the state to collect land use fees and surface rents. The law also mandates environmental safegu...
About 30 attackers arrived on motorbikes at the base in the Sikasso region near the Ivorian border waving a black flag and shouting ''Allahu Akbar'' {God is the Greatest}.The base was burnt to the ground and two people were confirmed dead.Colonel Souleymane Maiga,Director for Communication for the Malian army confirmed the attack that took place earlier today that ''Very early this morning,a police base in Misseni was attacked by armed men''.He did not give a death toll or comment on the identity of the attackers but said reinforcement had been deployed to the area.Mali erupted into violence in 2012 when Islamic militant group linked to al-Qaeda and Tuareg separatists joined forces to seize the desert north.A French led military operation a year later chased them out,although tensions and sporadic violence recur.
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