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Ijero-Ekiti,Nigeria Mining activities in Ekiti State have received a boost as small scale miners in Ijero-Ekiti axis will benefit from a N5 billion intervention fund from the Federal Government. The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and the Bank of Industry (BoI) are making available N2.5 billion each for the intervention fund to assist the miners. The miners will access the cash through cooperative societies to empower them and stop illegal mining in the state. The Programme Director of African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), Mr. Monday Osasah, broke the news yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, at policy dialogue on Mining supported by Open Society for West Africa (OSIWA). He said the N5 billion intervention fund for artisanal and small scale miners was a conscious effort to grow and develop the Mining sector and make it contribute to government revenue. Osasah said qualified artisanal miners would be allowed to acces...

Ijero-Ekiti remains the seat of untapped wealth in Ekiti State. A land so endowned with mineral resources.Over the three decades ago we were taught in elementary school of the vast deposit of solid minerals in Ijero-Ekiti. This natural gift has not been properly harnessed by the Federal Government. Ijero Ekiti  is a town in Ekiti State of Nigeria in West Africa. “Ijero Ekiti” refers to a common thought or mutual understanding which is situated in the northwest part of Ekiti State. Ijero Ekiti is the headquarters of Ijero Local Government since 1976. She has other component town under her control such as Ijurin Ekiti, Ikoro Ekiti, Iroko Ekiti, Ayegunle Ekiti, Ipoti Ekiti, Iloro Ekiti, Temidire Ekiti, Ilukuno Ekiti and others are Epe Ekiti, Ara Ekiti, Araromi Ekiti, Oke Oro Ekiti, and Odo Owa Ekiti. The main language spoken by the indigenes of Ijero Ekiti is Ekiti dialect and the Yoruba language. Ijero Ekiti coordinates in the north by 07.42.61 degree, east 00517.9 degree a...