The Benue Government has suspended all mining activities in the state until miners’ data has been compiled.

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- WITH the move to diversify the economy via the solid minerals sector by the Tinubu-led administration, women miners have been charged to work together and harness the opportunities in the solid minerals sector. The charge was given by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, MSMD, Dr Mary […]

By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja WITH the quest to ensure peace and harmony in the solid minerals sector, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has called on operators, host communities and other stakeholders to strictly abide to the 2023 Community Development Agreement, CDA, Guidelines to avoid hostilities. Alake made the call based on […]

Alake, Thursday, called on mining companies to strictly adhere to the revised guidelines of the Community Development Agreements.

By Dickson Omobola  A New York-based lawyer and chartered accountant, Owolabi Salis, has said the Federal Government should be more decisive on the activities of illegal miners in the country. He said many Nigerians are not aware that illegal miners, especially foreigners in collaboration with some bad eggs in the country, are responsible for over […]

ABUJA – THE Miners Association of Nigeria, MAN, Monday, called on the Federal Government to stop State Governments from banning mining activities.

An expert in solid minerals development, Professor Olatunji Akinade, has urged the government to strive harder to block the leakages hindering the country from getting the desired gains from the sector.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC no fewer 21 suspected illegal miners have been arrested in Cross River state communities. 

The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) says baning mining activities in the country will be counterproductive and capable of  worsening insecurity. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Dele Ayanleke, the National Secretary of MAN on Saturday in Abuja. Ayanleke said that placing a ban on mining activities due to insecurity in the country would further […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, weekend, assured artisanal and small scale miners of accessing loan facilities up to N100 million to boost their productivity. Adegbite made this known during his inspection of the ongoing construction of Gemstones Market in Ojoo, Akinyele Local Government Area of […]

THE Federal Government will spend N161 million on exploration of nine solid minerals through the National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency, Kaduna, under the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency curbed the menace of illegal mining activities in Ijesha land in Osun. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Lawrence Ayeni (APC-Osun) on the floor of the House on Wednesday, in Abuja. In his motion, he noted […]

Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, says the Federal Government is setting in place various measures to eradicate multiple taxation for miners. At the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) flagship Forum on Tuesday in Abuja, Adegbite said the ministry was engaging with the three tiers of government to resolve this issue. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration was committed to diversifying the nation’s economy from dependence on oil and gas using mining and agriculture sectors as viable options.

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, has assured miners that the Federal Government would eliminate multiple taxations in the mining sector.