mining

Nigeria will soon assume the status of the best mining country in African., the outgoing Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Edet Sunday Akpan, disclosed this in Abuja. Mr Akpan, who said with the foundation…

The Federal Government has stated that Nigeria can not afford to repeat the mistakes made in oil and gas in mining by exporting raw ore, just as it said mining, before independence, was the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy as resources from…

The Federal Government has been called upon to as a matter of urgency set machinery in motion in order to reclaim all lands devastated by the activities of mining across the country to reduce the danger posed by such lands to the life of…

The Federal Government, on Monday, showered encomium on the Kano State Government and its people over its contributions to job creation in Nigeria through the mining sector. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan…

The Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) and the Mining Inspectorate, on Sunday faulted the Osun state government for the poor handling of the arrested illegal miners in the state. They urged the state government to hand over the…

The unending face-off between the National inland Waterways Authority ( NIWA) and the Lagos State government over dredging activities may enter another phase as the Federal Government waterways regulatory agency frowned at the attempt by…

The federal government has warned against illegal mining operations across the country stating that such operations constitute economic sabotage and punishable under the law. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Lagos, the Minister of…

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Abdulkadir Mu’azu has said that the Federal Government was ready to partner states and other relevant stakeholders in the mining and metal sector to develop the country's…

The Senate on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to develop a national legal framework in response to illegal artisanal mining. The lawmakers frowned at a situation where illegal mining operations have become the trend in the…

The paramount ruler of Ijesaland, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran, on Wednesday urged Osun State governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola to ban mining activities in the state. He made the appeal when he led obas, chiefs and political leaders in…