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...

SOUTH AFRICA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TO 33.6% IN Q2 2026.(PHOTO).


  South Africa's Unemployment Rate Rises to 33.6% in Q2 2026


South Africa's unemployment rate climbed to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 32.7% in the first quarter, according to new figures from the national statistics department.


The number of unemployed people rose to 8.5 million, while the number of employed people fell by 16,000 to 16.7 million.


The data shows job losses across key sectors including community and social services, mining, agriculture, manufacturing and utilities.


The steepest declines were recorded in the Western Cape, Gauteng, and North West provinces.


Officials did not provide clear reasons for the downturn, leaving the main drivers of the rising unemployment rate uncertain.

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