 The governor of Niger State, Umar Bago, has assured that the state will organize the first ever subnational green economic summit in the country, which will take place from 24th, 25th of October, 2023 at Mina, Niger State. The governor made the announcement at a world press conference in Abuja, the nation's capital on Wednesday. It says the strategic location of Niger State in the North Central Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria, with 76,363 km of arable land and the diverse natural resources, including the abundant carbon assets, freshwater bodies, rich mineral deposits, including lithium, gold, tin, talc, kaolin, granite, marble, copper, and lead, among others, and scenic landscapes makes the most suitable for a green economy. The federal government, the state government, we're in collaboration, and as you know very well, this is a lot we should discuss in the public, but I can assure you, Nigeria is safe, it's safe for investment. And again, with banned mining, the incessant approval from the federal ministry of mines or mineral resources, giving people industrial line says to come online without the knowledge of the local people has to come in minutes you know degradation of our land and also a lot of illegal activities you know I need to understand this is embedded relationship between the headsmen and minors these mines are very heavy so they use this cattle to transship these mines from where they are mining them to the countries while assuring that the state will benefit tremendously from the summit governor Bagua showed of adequate security during and after the summit subsequently the summit will also emphasize the role of local communities and the indigenous knowledge systems in sustainable development while empowering them with the necessary knowledge but resources to engage in eco-friendly practices and green initiatives to achieve the UN SDGs the target is to unlock the state's green economy potential to achieve prosperity for all its residents by adopting this team the Niger State Green Economy Summit aims to inspire collaboration knowledge sharing and concentrate actions that will lead to a greener more sustainable and prosperous future for the state and its people hello hope you enjoyed the news please do subscribe to our youtube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates