Nigeria, March 1 -- The Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Leilani Bin-Juda, has described the hardships faced by women in the Nigerian artisanal mining sector as "unbelievable" and affirmed the need for continued empowerment.

She made this declaration during a courtesy visit to the Indigenous Women in Mining and Natural Resources Organisation (NIWIMNRO) office in Abuja on Friday.

NIWIMNRO is a non-profit organisation focused on improving the socio-economic well-being of Indigenous women in Nigeria's artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector.

The high commissioner was received by the organisation's Chief Executive Officer, Dapo Olorunyomi; a board member, Fatimah Maikore; the Executive Director, Felicia Dairo; Research and Gr...