Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have raised alarms over the alleged involvement of powerful elites in illegal mining activities, accusing them of exploiting Nigeria’s mineral resources for...
State governors have been told point blank that they do not have the power to ban mining activities in their respective states, as it falls under...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday directed the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI) to provide a six-month progress report on the Solid Minerals Development Fund....
The Zamfara State Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Dr. Nuruddeen Isa, said on Wednesday the state government was not directly involved in mining activities or own goldfields...
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, said on Monday solid minerals sector has the potential to drive Nigeria’s quest for industrialization. Adegbite, who...
The Nigerian Government Wednesday said it had signed a deal with Sealink Promotional Company Limited for transportation of solid minerals on waterways through the jetty landing...
A committee headed by Kayode Fayemi, the Chairman of the Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum, has begun preparation of a plan that will bestow full control of solid...
The Federal Government on Tuesday said the solid minerals sector in the country is set to receive $3.3 billion foreign investment. The Minister of State in...
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) yesterday said it has discovered that commercial banks operating in the country were depriving investors majorly in agriculture,...
Nigeria produced about 43.5 million tonnes of solid minerals in 2016, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its report on the performance of...
In an effort to diversify the nation’s revenue profile, the National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday endorsed a plan to increase the contribution of the solid...
The inability of Nigerian government to fully explore the revenue potentials in the solid mineral sector, coupled with banks’ unwillingness to advance loan facilities to the investors have been depriving the country of an estimated $2.65 billion...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, Saturday, boasted that his controversial nature has been responsible for his good leadership and developmental strides in the state. Fayose, stated...
Despite expectations, solid minerals in Nigeria cannot easily displace oil as a dominant sector of its economy, investigation has revealed. It was projected that in five...
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday said mining and related services contribute only N400 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and should...
Lawmakers of the lower legislative chambers have set machinery in motion to investigate how N350 billion Natural Resources Fund was spent “in spite of the fact...
By Ali Smart The Ministry of Solid Minerals had a shortfall of N648m in the 2015 budget, Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said....
The nation’s solid mineral sector has the potential to generate over 10 million jobs for the country if well-harnessed, President of Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society...
