Tag: Mining
Chinese embassy launches probe into alleged abandonment of Nigerian miners in CAR
The Chinese side will urge the involved companies to address this matter appropriately, maintain close communication with
Gov. Adeleke denies alleged plot to evict farmers for miners
The farmers raised the alarm following the deployment of some Osun state government officials to towns and villages in the…
Kebbi govt suspends mining activities
While acknowledging that the suspension will have a temporary impact on mining activity, the SSG assured all stakeholders of the…
Ogun sends strong warning to miners, dredgers
They cannot extract almost at vertical strip and have people's houses falling into the gouge. We will not tolerate it,"…
Agriculture, Mining: Zamfara, Chinese investors sign agreement
The Zamfara State Government has signed an agreement with Chinese investors on mining, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and power generation in…
Nigeria on self-redemption, self-recovery missions – DG, MCO
Mr Obadiah Nkom, the Director-General Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), says the country is in historic times as it is…
Mining: Minister tasks mining investors to obey Federal govt’s order
Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, Nigeria’s Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development has urged mining investors in Zamfara to obey Federal…
Bandits’ Attacks: Nigerian Govt Suspends Mining Activities in Zamfara
The federal government through the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu on Sunday announced the suspension of mining…
Nigerian Govt urged to install tremor detective in mining sites
Alhaji Sani Shehu, the President, Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), has appealed to the Federal Government to install sensors that…
Private investors to commit $3.23bn to mining projects
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development says private investors have expressed their readiness to commit about 3.32 billion dollars…
N30bn Mining Intervention Fund: Ministry accesses N15bn
Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, has said the ministry has been able to access N15…
Minister identifies Mining, agric as sectors to push Nigeria out of recession
Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, on Thursday identified agriculture and mining as the critical sectors…
Ilegal Mining: 16 Chinese, 8 Nigerians arrested in Plateau
Sixteen Chinese nationals and eight Nigerians involved in massive illegal mining were on Monday arrested in Zurak, Wase Local Government,…
Association ready to host West African mining countries
Alh Sani Shehu, President, Miners Association of Nigeria says no fewer than 12 West African mining countries will assemble in…
State to create Ministry of Mining
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says a ministry of mining would be established to fast track the development of mining…
Act vests control of mineral resources in states on FG
The Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act (NMMA) 2007 has vested the control, regulation and ownership of all mineral resources in…
Dangote expands investments into agriculture, mining
The Dangote Group has expanded its investments into agriculture and mining, Mansur Ahmed, Executive Director, Corporate Communications of the group,…
FG to understudy Australian mining sector— Fayemi
The Federal Government would understudy the Australian mining sector in the bid to reposition the country’s solid mineral sector, Minister…
5 countries declare interest in Nigeria’s mining sector
Alhaji Sani Shehu, the President, Miners Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday said five countries had declared interest to invest in…
I’ve ordered immediate intervention to help local industries – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered immediate intervention in the textile, mining and agro-based industries in a bid to increase employment…
I’ll focus on agriculture, mining, not crude oil – Buhari
Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday in Abuja said he would shift attention from oil to agricultural and mining…
Tackling Illegal Mining And Dredging In Lagos
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The waterways stretching from Badagry to Epe, (with a Peninsular in between, a lagoon at the back…
FG to shut illegal mining operations
Minister of Mines and Steel Development says it will close any mining or quarry firm not operating in accordance with…