The House of Representatives has condemned the rise in illegal mining in the country, pointing out that host communities are currently living in disheartening conditions. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, condemned the development at the investigative hearing of the joint committee on illegal mining in Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. He said that the rise in illegal mining highlights fundamental social, institutional and structural problems in the country. Abbas added that the investigation aims to assess the role played by the regulators in the process of their regulato…