Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- In achieving its vision of empowering and advocating women miners as a way of fostering their inclusion, safety, and prosperity while promoting gender equality and sustainable development, the Nigerian Indigenous Women in Mining and Natural Resource Organisation (NIWIMNRO) has concluded its inaugural one-day training for Nigerian indigenous women artisans in the mining industry.

The training, which was conducted in Abuja on Wednesday, brought together women artisanal miners from Niger and Nasarawa states, aimed to advance their skills, safety, legal rights and health insurance for sustainable growth and development.

With support from the Solid Mimerals Development Fund, the participants were selected to represent the...