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US$9 billion lost each year to illegal mining

Status
No final report
Assembly
House of Representatives
Opened
9 November 2023
Assembly term
10th National Assembly (2023–2027)
Committee
Ad Hoc Committee on Illegal Mining
Sum at issue
US$9 billion
Subject
Spending and misuse of funds
Without a report for
1,098 days

On a motion by the Deputy House Leader, Ibrahim Abdullahi Halims (APC, Kogi), the House of Representatives resolved to investigate illegal mining, which the motion said cost the government about US$9 billion a year, with royalties paid by only 3 percent of licensed miners. In October 2025 the House inaugurated an Ad Hoc Committee on Illegal Mining chaired by Sanni Abdulraheem (APC, Kogi).

What the record shows

  • 9 November 2023
    Probe opened.
  • As of 11 November 2026
    No final report of this probe has been found on the public record.

Opened more than 120 days ago, and no final report of the committee has been found on the public record. Interim reports and hearings are shown where known. Know of a report, hearing or outcome missing here? Send a correction.