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Nigeria endowed with 44 minerals in 500 locations – Minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that Nigeria is endowed with quality commercial minerals in over 500 locations across the country. Adegbite said this in his speech during the Nigerian Day at the 2022 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange in Canada. A […]

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Nigeria has 70% road infrastructure deficit, says minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has disclosed that Nigeria has about 70 per cent road infrastructure deficit while stressing the need for the country to boost local bitumen production. According to the minister, only 50,000km out of 200,000km of road networks are paved in the country. The minister disclosed this in […]