Nigeria mining

A federal investigation team has reached Wase mining community in Plateau State following a fatal carbon monoxide poisoning that claimed 37 lives, marking one of Nigeria's deadliest mining accidents in recent years.

A fatal incident at an underground mining operation in Wase Local Government Area claimed 33 lives and hospitalized 25 workers following carbon monoxide exposure, exposing systemic ventilation failures in Nigeria's artisanal and small-scale mining sector.