Nigeria @62!!
Happy Independence Day to our dear country
As we hope and work towards a "NEW NIGERIA", let us all commit to peaceful electioneering as we demand issue-based campaigns from the political actors.
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Happy birthday Bede! May your year be filled with many happy dreams come true.
Meet the new jointly appointed Committee Members OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIAN MINING HOST COMMUNITIES
Photos from the just concluded NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIAN MINING HOST COMMUNITIES
South East - Constitution review to take mining off the exclusive list and give communities more control over mineral resources.
South West - Communities should have records offices to monitor mining activities, scholarships and other developmental projects by companies
5. Establishment of Primary Healthcare centres.
6. Agricultural development
7. Strengthen HYPADEC to effectively carry out its duties.
8. Provision of affordable education
North Central 1. Tackle insecurity (Check the influx of foreign miners into the region, the establishment of rangers to safeguard communities) 2. The Mining Act must be reviewed 3. Access roads 4. Establishment of solid minerals development funds.
North-East (B)
4. Govt must empower the communities through loans and capacity building etc to be able to engage in mining activities. 5. Creation of Ministries of mining in states in the region to oversee mining.
North East.: 1. Strengthen and inaugurate state MIREMCOs. 2. Ensure that mining host communities in the region are informed before mining leases. 3. Establish vigilantes to secure mining host communities.
3. Tackle unemployment. 4. Increased women's participation in politics/decision-making 5. Infrastructural development
Members of FNMHC enunciate their demands to incoming leaders, according to their regions. Adamu Kotokorshi representing North-West Zone: 1. Must ensure security in the region. 2. Promote school enrollment. 3. Tackle unemployment. 4. Increased women's participation in politics/decision-making 5. Infrastructural development
Day 2 of the NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE FNMHC 2022!
*The way forward - Women must be represented in decision making body in the extractive sector
*Ensure that women receive direct compensation for loss of livelihoods
*We must develop policies to support and assist female entrepreneurs in mining
- Omaojor Ogedoh (Women in Mining)
Adamu Kotorkoshi - 75% of mining communities in Zamfara state have been displaced due to insecurity.
Kenechukwu Okezie - Women are at the lower rungs of Mining in Host Communities Ebonyi hence, there are most affected by health/ socio-economic degradations.
Habibu Wushishi - Mining Host Communities in Niger state are in dire stitches due to insecurity.
#FNMHCConvention2022
Happy International Day of Peace 2022.
Remember, racism is a major propeller of Gender Inequality across all works of life. Let's be intentional about promoting peace, unity and equity.
End Racism. Build Peace
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Suleiman - Media Mapping involves research on what news medium reinforces community influencers' realities. this info enables one to influence the influencers to get desired outcome
Suleiman Mohammed Murhktar - Accountability is everyone's job. In order to hold ourselves to account, we have to be active citizens
* Women in the mining sector are often unrecognized and undervalued though their labour makes significant contributions to the sector.
* Nigeria's Mining sector is largely unregulated
- Omaojor Ogedoh
* Promoting Gender in Extractives agendas - Nigeria's Mining sector is gaining traction globally.
Women are central to the sustainability of the extractive value chain.
- Omaojor Ogedoh (Women In Mining)
* Support must be given to legislation (minerals/mining act/ solid mineral development commission)
* Creation of solid minerals Community Fund
* We must fix uncooperative federalism - state/federal arrangements
- Dr. Dauda (Keynote Speaker)
In moving forward, we must establish a trust Fund for Mining Host Communities because they're ill-equipped to negotiate with Extractive companies.
- Dr. Dauda
#FNMHCConvention2022
- The rising revenue from mining isn't commensurate with the level of development experienced by the people.
- The National Assembly prescribes the manner in which Mineral resources are managed through various laws and regulations.
- Dr. Dauda (Keynote Speaker)