The Women in Mining in Nigeria on Tuesday said the campaign for women and girls’ inclusion in the sector was to
fill the gender gap.
The association’s national president, Janet Adeyemi, stated this at the Girls for Mining Initiative launch in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.
Adeyemi said the initiative aimed at stimulating girls’ interest in the sector to help them explore career paths and become actively involved in legal mining activities.
She said, “There are limitless opportunities and prospects in the mining sector. About 70-80 percent of everything we use daily are products of mining, from the ceramic in your home to the gold and metals on your mobile phones, the glass on your windscreen and bulbs, and even the stainless steel and alloy on your wristwatches. So the mining industry can never be replaced or displaced.
