Stakeholders in the Nigeria’s extractive industry are calling for improved transparency and fiscal accountability to reposition the sector. In Abuja, on Wednesday, at the multi-stakeholder roundtable organized by Global Rights with the theme “Promoting Transparency, Fiscal Accountability, and National Development in Nigeria’s Extractive Industry Governance,” Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), called for greater inclusion of women in the minerals and mining value chain.
He made this appeal during his opening remarks in Abuja on Wednesday. The was organized by Global Rights in partnership with NEITI, the Ford Foundation, and the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development. “At the core of our Roundtable discussions are two key issues: fiscal justice and inclusion.
These issues are crucial to our agenda and are integral components of the ongoing reforms in the Solid Minerals Sector.” he said. “For us at NEITI, it is imperative that our partner, Global Rights, places greater emphasis on gender equity and inclusion, particularly focusing on women’s inclusion.
Globally, the participation of women in the mining and steel sectors has sparked significant debate and advocacy. This is due to the negative consequences of a male-dominated extractive industry, which limits women’s access to employment opportunities, training, skill acquisition, investments, and involvement in managing natural r.