Nigerian govt alleges plot by mining firm to tarnish Tinubu’s state visit to UK

The Nigerian authorities has raised an alarm against a mining firm, Jupiter Limited, for plotting a smear run against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The Tinubu-led national authorities accused the steadfast of orchestrating a smear run against it up of the president’s authorities sojourn to the United Kingdom.

The allegation was made by the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development successful a connection released connected Sunday by statesmanlike spokesperson Sunday Dare connected his X.

Jupiter had claimed that the Nigerian authorities revoked its lithium mining task and reassigned it to a Chinese firm.

However, the authorities dismissed the claim, clarifying that the company’s mineral titles were revoked aft it failed to wage statutory yearly work fees amounting to N2.49 billion.

“Jupiter… peddled falsehoods by claiming that its titles were revoked successful favour of a Chinese firm. This is simply a implicit fabrication,” the connection said.

The authorities added that the revocation was carried retired successful enactment with regulations governing the mining assemblage aft owed announcement w...