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Be Cautious Of Mining Declaration By Kaduna MD-Iron Stakeholders Urges FG

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"kVSymf3F" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The federal government has been advised to be wary of the deceptive declaration by the Managing Director&comma; Kaduna Mining Development Company Limited&comma; Dr&period; Mohammed Sani&comma; claiming that Kaduna State would be the first to produce liquid steel for industrial development in the continent&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"j6WbMJRa" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Iron and Steel Stakeholders in a reaction signed by its spokesperson&comma; Mr&period; Lateef Bello&comma; at the weekend in Lagos said the statement is not only condemnable but highly disappointing considering the heavy investments by some committed industrialists in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Group urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister for Mines and Steel Development&comma; Arch&period; Olamilekan Adegbite&comma; to examine the activities of the company in order not to allow government to fall victim of their propaganda and deception&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He noted that&comma; &&num;8220&semi;How can an upcoming investment claimed to be the first company to produce liquid steel in African continent after over 62years of Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s Independence with high economic and industrial drive&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"BZDIpMDK" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The public pronouncement by Dr&period; Mohammed that work on the steel company was in top gear for completion whereby industries in need of it would come for patronage is nothing but a mere fallacy and deceit&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Bello further added that Liquid Steel production has become a common trade in Nigeria steel sector with Ajaokuta Steel Company using it to produce billets before shutting down operations&comma; as well as Delta steel among others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Presently in Nigeria&comma; no fewer than 30 companies are into Liquid Steel production namely&semi; African Foundary Ltd&comma; &lpar;Ogun&rpar;&comma; African Steel Mills Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Lagos&rpar;&comma; Abuja Steel Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Abuja&rpar;&comma; Ikorodu Steel Mills Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Lagos&rpar;&comma; Kam Steel Integrated Co Ltd&comma; &lpar;Kwara&rpar;&comma; Kam Steel Integrated Co Ltd&period; &lpar;Ogun&rpar;&comma; Top Steel Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Lagos&rpar;&comma; Pulkit Steels &amp&semi; Alloys Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Lagos&rpar;&comma; Landcraft Industries Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Lagos&rpar;&comma;Phoenix Steel Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Ogun&rpar;&comma; Quantum Steel Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Ogun&rpar; etc&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Others are&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Sunflag Steel Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Lagos&rpar;&comma; Shagamu Steel Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Ogun&rpar;&comma; Monarch Steel Mill Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Ogun&rpar;&comma;Ife Iron &amp&semi; Steel Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Osun&rpar;&comma; Prism Steel Mills Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Osun&rpar;&comma;Federated Steel Mills Ltd&comma; &lpar;Lagos&rpar; etc&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking further Bello highlighted other companies that are into Liquid Steel production as&semi; General Steel Mill Nig Ltd&comma; &lpar;Asaba&rpar;&comma; Bao Yao Huan Jian Iron &amp&semi; Steel Group Ltd&comma; &lpar;Cross River&rpar;&comma; Hong Xing Steel Co&comma; &lpar;Lagos&rpar;&comma; Inner Galaxy Steel Co Ltd&comma; &lpar;Abia&rpar;&comma; Yong Xing Steel Mills Co Ltd&period;&comma; Ajaokuta Steel Co Ltd&comma; &lpar;Kogi&rpar;&comma; Delta Steel Co PLC&comma; &lpar;Delta&rpar;&comma; and Dana Steel Nig Ltd&comma; Katsina &lpar;Under NAK&rpar;&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He however disclosed that the proposed investment in Kaduna is just a mere minning site&comma; an investment far different and below the existing ones across the nation stressing that the total of the production capacity of the above mentions companies is about 6&period;5Milion Tons per annum&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bello therefore warned carriers of uncharitable and unfounded declarations to do due diligence and desist from misleading members of the public in a bid to score cheap and unnecessary sentiment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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