According to her, WIMIN remains committed to empowering women.
Mr Alake described the gold and gemstone industry as critical to harnessing Nigeria’s mineral wealth and improving the welfare of its people.
Ms Adeyemi described every dormant or defaulting licence as a missed opportunity for the nation.
“Enforcement is a major problem, especially with illegal miners. Many illegal operators work without any form of coordination.
“We have to be very strict with the mining companies because mining can be very devastating and destructive,” she said.
He advised motorists to shun speeding and maintain lane discipline to avoid road traffic crashes on the highway.
The group said the awareness campaign was to build mining capacity for the girl-child.
