Mining

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development is celebrating record revenue but the available data suggests the money is coming predominantly from licence fees rather than from mines. The…
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Rabiu Omaku Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Shetima Muhammad, has issued a stern warning to all mining companies involved in the conflict at the mining site in Endo community…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has accused the Nigeria Police Force of shielding illegal miners and launching violent attacks on its operatives to frustrate…
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Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been announced as the official sponsor of the 4th edition of the ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum (ECOMOF 2024) scheduled…
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Worried by recent reports of misconduct by some revenue consultants, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed an overhaul of the revenue collection protocol as it affects the Ministry of…
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In his drive to clean up the solid mineral sector, Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate disbandment of the state's Mining Joint Taskforce (JTF). The existing JTF is…
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Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase said illegal mining activities is responsible for the alarming activities of banditry in Wase Local Government Area…
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An outright ban on the use of motorcycles (Okada) and the suspension of mining are parts of fresh measures being considered by the Federal Government to curtail terrorism. The…
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President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja heaped praises on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for opening his country’s borders to accommodate millions of refugees in dire need…
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In its continued efforts to ensure the delivery of its statutory and Presidential mandate to grow the mining sector contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), from 0.6% to 5% by…
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