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Military Unlawful Takes Over Area 10 Sports Ground, Disrupts Sporting Activities

Military Unlawful Takes Over Area 10 Sports Ground, Disrupts Sporting Activities
Joel Ajayi
The Area 10 Sports Ground, the only sporting complex in the Federal Capital Territory where Athletes train ahead of their participation at major tournaments has been unlawful takes over by the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Airforce and Nigeria Navy.
Area 10 Sports Ground recently have been converted to their parking lot which is affecting the growth and development of the game in the country’s capital city.
The Spacealso serves as a source of generating revenue for the sports department as events like Trade Fair and other activities takes place there.
But the Nigeria military which office is located adjacent to the Sports Center saw the place as a comfortable and spacious place for their personals to park their cars sought the permission of the then Director of Sports to allow them use the space on a temporary note. The Director obliged them by given them a provisional approval pending when they would be able to get a permanent place.
This was how the relationship between the Sports Department of the Federal Capital Territory and the Nigeria Army began. But gradually the volume of vehicle parked on the ground by the military began to affect the activities of the Sports Department which then resulted to asking them to leave, but when the military refused the Sports department had no other option but to lock them out.
In sharp reaction by that the military who were in desperate need of a space for their personnel to park their vehicles forcefully moved over to the other wing of the Sporting center, stationing their men on the gate to chase off any person considered to be an intruder. The matter got so bad to the extent that the military even refused entry those who had paid for the space to hold their trade fair.
Every efforts by the sports department through the office of the Social Development to make the military see reasons that the ground belongs to them has fallen on deaf ear.
Our investigation revealed that as a way of solving the matter diplomatically, the issue was reported to the FCT minister, Mohammed Bello who surprisingly is not showing any concern about it and has so far done nothing about the situation, a situation that may lead to the final takeover of the ground by the military, and should that happen, sports development in the FCT will greatly be affected.
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FG woos foreign mining investors with lower production cost

Joel Ajayi
Cutting red tapes which slow business transactions and improving the security of mining operations are among fresh commitments unfolded by Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake at the Mines & Money Conference which opened in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday.
Addressing global stakeholders in the mining industry, Alake, in the 15-minute speech pitched for more investment in Nigeria listing unique advantages such as lower production cost due to surface mining and billions of dollar untapped minerals.
He quoted recent reports by audit firm KPMG which reported that mining’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP rose from 0.3 percent to 0.85 percent last year, indicating 0.63 percent year on year growth.
His words: “The country’s geological bounty encompasses over 44 distinct mineral types, found in exploitable quantities across more than 500 locations. Recently, recognizing the evolving global landscape and in response to emerging trends, Lithium has been included as a crucial strategic mineral of global consequence.”
Dr. Alake said the administration of President Bola Tinubu has embarked on reforms to boost investment by streamlining procedures and reducing hurdles to attract foreign investors.
Showcasing recent progress in creating conditions for solid minerals development, Dr. Alake highlighted fresh data revealed by the Airborne Geophysical Survey, memorandum of understanding with German firm Geoscan to gather more data on solid minerals across the country and access to finance through a new funding facility launched by the Africa Finance Corporation and the Solid Minerals Development Fund.
The minister reminded the global mining community of the Federal Government ‘s policies on how mining operations must benefit the communities and lead to processing instead of wholesale export of raw minerals.
“ Nigeria is currently emphasizing Solid Minerals Beneficiation and Value-Addition as a panacea for quick and sustainable growth of the Mining Industry…By adding value to our raw materials, we not only create higher value products but also generate employment opportunities for our teeming youth and increase the sector’s overall profitability and contribution to the nation’s GDP”, he said
Dr. Alake urged investors to support socio-economic development of the communities where they mine to make mining mutually beneficial.
Citing the recent launch of the revised guidelines for Community Development Agreement which provides for social amenities, educational support, health and safety environmental facilities.
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