HARD TIMES AWAIT ILLEGAL MINERS AS OLUKOYEDE BAGS MINILS’ FELLOWSHIP AWARD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Hard Times Await  Illegal Miners as Olukoyede Bags MINILS’  Fellowship Award The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to intensify his crackdown on illegal mining by going after the financiers, mineral buyers, compromised public officials and other collaborators who profit from the illicit exploitation of Nigeria’s mineral resources. Olukoyede made this disclosure in Ilorin,  Kwara State on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, while delivering a Keynote address at a joint conference on Illegal Mining, Corruption and Climate Implications organised by the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies MINILS, Ilorin, in partnership with the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA.  Beyond the address, the EFCC’s boss was honoured with the Fellowship of the Institute Speaking on the theme, “Uprooting the Roots of Resource Theft: A Zero-Tolerance Approach to Mining Corruption and Increasing Inse...

NSC INSPECTS PROPOSED SPORTS FACILITY SITE IN NNEWI AS OSUMUOH DESCRIBES PROJECT AS GAME CHANGERa. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 NSC INSPECTS PROPOSED SPORTS FACILITY SITE IN NNEWI AS OSUMUOH DESCRIBES PROJECT AS GAME CHANGER 


By Enoch Uzuegbunam 


The President General of Nzukọ Ọra Nnewi Town Union, Hon. Prince Jude Osumuoh, on 22 July, received a delegation from the National Sports Commission for inspection of a proposed sports facility site in Nnewi.


The inspection was conducted at the Nigeria Science and Technical College, Nnewi, where officials assessed the proposed location for sports infrastructure aimed at expanding grassroots sports development and youth engagement.


The proposed project includes a standard football pitch with pavilion, volleyball court, tennis court, and modern toilet facilities designed to improve sporting opportunities and encourage healthy recreational activities across the community.


Hon. Osumuoh described the project as a game changer for the Nnewi Ancient Kingdom, expressing confidence that it would unlock opportunities for talent discovery, youth empowerment, and sustainable community development.


He stated that the sports facilities would promote grassroots participation, nurture future champions, stimulate economic activities, and produce athletes capable of representing Anambra State and Nigeria in international sporting competitions. 


The President General acknowledged that the project was attracted through the efforts of an illustrious son of Nnewi, whose commitment to community development continues to attract meaningful federal interventions to the area. 


Accompanying the inspection team were Dr. Ebuka Ileka, APGA candidate for Nnewi North State House of Assembly, Hon. Amobi Adukwulu, and Hon. Izuchukwu Nwankwo, alongside other distinguished community leaders and stakeholders.


Stakeholders expressed optimism that the project would strengthen sports development, enhance youth inclusion, and further position Nnewi as a hub for grassroots sporting excellence and community-driven infrastructural advancement. 


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