The Nasarawa State Government said it has commenced a process of establishing a mineral laboratory in the state to address the menace of illegal mining and generate more revenue for the state.
Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this while declaring open a stakeholders’ interactive meeting with a team from the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission Abuja.
Sule, who was represented by the Secretary to the Nasarawa State Government, Muhammad Aliyu Ubadoma, explained that the meeting was to see how best the state government services in the mining sector could be mutually beneficial to all.
According to him, creating synergy in mining for governance among the three tiers of government was a panacea for economic growth and diversification, reiterating the state government’s commitment in its desire to do things differently for better results.
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