HOMEF raises alarm over Nigeria-US mining pact, warns against ‘oil curse’ repeat

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Nigerian environmental group HOMEF warns that a reported $700 billion mining partnership with the United States could reproduce harms associated with oil extraction in the Niger Delta. It urges strong safeguards to protect communities and ecosystems as Nigeria pursues mineral development.

HOMEF warns that Nigeria’s new $700bn mining partnership with the US could repeat the Niger Delta’s environmental crisis if mineral wealth is pursued without strong safeguards for communities and ecosystems. The post HOMEF raises alarm over Nigeria-US mining pact, warns against ‘oil curse’ repeat appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.