Says work to start on NIOMCO before Ajaokuta Steel Coy By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan, Monday, disclosed that the third edition of the National Council on Mining and Mineral Resources Development, NCMMRD, will woo local investors to the mining sector. Adegbite stated this during a media […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos In a bid to raise its internally generated revenue, IGR, officials of the Plateau State government have agreed that investments in the three areas of agriculture, mining and tourism should be intensified so as to create jobs and ensure sustainable development in the State. The officials in a communique issued at […]

The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr Uche Ogah, says the Federal Government remains resolute in its efforts to permanently check illegal mining in different parts of the country.

…says Buhari’s administration committed to drive sector By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite, Monday, wooed potential Russian investors to the nation’s mining sector with ongoing reforms and incentives in the sector. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media to the […]

…States already receiving 13% derivation on mining activities …only 15 out of 400 mineral title holders operate in Nasarawa —Gov Sule …as MAN hopes to access N5bn mining loan By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As the 4th Nigeria Mining Week kicks off officially, Tuesday, the Federal Governments have promised to boost low private sector funding […]