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The Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007 stipulates that the Holder
of a Mining Lease, Small Scale Mining Lease or Quarry Lease, shall,
prior to the commencement of any development, activity within the
lease area, conclude with the host community
Nigeria is a resource endowed country. Official statistics suggest that the country has over 44 solid minerals distributed across the 36 States of the country.
The future belongs to the youth. As leaders of tomorrow, the youths should begin
to act today. Young people possess enormous power and responsibility to
influence the political direction of their countries.
Anambra State is one of the fast growing states located in southeast Nigeria with an estimated population of over five million in 2013, based on the 2006 census figures and a growth rate of 2.8%.
The problem of poor natural resource management manifests in various ways. There is no independent, objective and fair oversight of the sector.
It is well known that the Nigerian nation for several decades has continued to grapple with the challenge of effectively utilizing its resources to support equitable economic growth, effective service delivery and social cohesion.
The main Report, commissioned by Centre LSD, which preceded this present edition contained extensive review work on the state of policies and legislation to combat the menace of corruption in Nigeria and comparative analysis of the anti-corruption laws and policies of other jurisdictions within and outside Africa.