• Enugu issues December deadline to mineral title holders to commence operations The Senate is finalising a bill to tighten the Federal Government’s grip on Nigeria’s gold reserves. Nigeria is reported to have an estimated 600,000 tonnes of gold reserves, worth about $45bn. Subsequently, the Federal Government is to acquire all land/property where gold reserves are found in commercial quantities across the federation when the Nigeria Gold Reserve Bill becomes law. This is contained in a proposed piece of legislation Titled: “A Bill for an Act to Make Provisions for Nigeria Gold Reserve Framework And for
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