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Inside Nigeria’s Goldmines Turned Sanctuaries Of Criminals

Global UpfrontMar 21, 2026March 21, 20260

Forests, Nigeria’s vast repository of natural resources and scenic landscape, have increasingly devolved into dens where terrorists, bandits, armed robbers and other criminal elements hibernate

How Gold-for-arms Is Fuelling Terror in North-West

Global UpfrontOct 25, 2025October 25, 20250

Nigeria loses over $9 billion annually to illegal mining, with a substantial portion tied to the gold sector. This investigation reveals how a significant share

How ‘Blood Gold’ Is Fuelling Conflict in West Africa

Global UpfrontJul 6, 2025July 6, 20250

It has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent events in the global economy has driven up prices for the glittery commodity

Africans Must Learn To Control Their Own Resources

Global UpfrontMay 5, 2025May 5, 20250

By Olukayode Oyeleye Whether through peacetime or wartime, Africa’s natural resources have always been attractive to those outside the continent. In Africa’s modern day economy,

Nigeria’s Illegal Gold Trade – Elites And Bandits Are Working Together

Global UpfrontApr 2, 2025April 2, 20250

By Oluwole Ojewale Illegal mining activities in Nigeria are devastating the country’s economy, as well as fuelling violence. Strategic minerals mined in the country’s north-west

Why Is There So Much Gold In West Africa?

Global UpfrontFeb 23, 2025February 23, 20250

Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure on western mining firms for

Army Dismiss Female Soldier For Stealing N35m Worth Of Gold From Senior Officer’s Wife, Sells It For N5m

Global UpfrontMay 22, 2024May 22, 20240

The Nigerian Army has dismissed a female soldier – 15NA/74/4422 Lcpl Jonah Comfort – for stealing a gold worth N35 million from a spouse of

Ghana To Buy Oil With Gold Instead Of U.S. Dollars

Global UpfrontNov 25, 2022November 25, 20220

Ghana’s government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook