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Coal as a natural resources in Nigeria:

Coal natural resource which was first found in Enugu in 1909. In 1916, it started its exploration at the Ogbete Mine. The Nigerian coal resource is thought to be one of the best coals all over the world due to its low ash and sulphur content, which makes it eco-friendly. Facts from research, it had been discovered that Nigeria reportedly has about three billion tonnes of indicated coal reserves in about seventeen identified coal fields. Right now, onlyclose to about 600 million tonnes of processed reserves are in existence.

This coal mineral is very rich in energy, but still, it is not generally used in Nigeria because of Diesel and gas. By the way, most countries like Italy and the United Kingdom are very interested in it. The Federal Government of Nigeria is now starting to think about its privatization. Coal has been discovered in such as states as Ondo, Enugu, Zamfara, Benue, Nasarawa, and Plateau state