The 7th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference held at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre, Abuja on the Monday, 21st and Tuesday, 22nd of May 2018. This year’s conference had as its theme – “Managing Conflict and Security in the Extractive Industries.” There was strong participation from key institutions such as Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and well-versed delegates from various organisations and exhibitions from a wide range of entities, including NEITI, Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) amongst others. With more than thirty speakers. SITEI 2018 also saw the institution of a dedicated steering committee of industry leaders who have served for 2 years.
While underscoring the crux of the 7th SITEI Conference, Founder of CSR-in-Action and Convener of SITEI, Bekeme Masade, in her welcome address decried how our once peaceful and tranquil extractive communities have transformed drastically to being synonymous with violent contestations and perpetual unrest; a sorry situaon that continues to slight our national image and frustrate national development. In her words, “neglecting the challenge of conflict and security breaches in the extractive industries will continue to have dire consequences on our individual and collective lives.”
Here are pictures from the event
CSR-in-Action Holds The 7th SITEI
