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NSCDC arrests 15, seizes eight trucks loaded with illegal minerals

The Edo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has successfully arrested 15 suspects and impounded eight trucks loaded with illegally mined solid minerals following a series of coordinated operations conducted across the state. The State Commandant, Saidi Akintayo, announced the arrests on Monday, characterizing the rigorous crackdown as a major operational breakthrough […]

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Chinese geologists discover massive mineral deposits in C’River

A new geological exploration exercise jointly conducted by the Cross River State government and a team of Chinese geologists has revealed extensive deposits of solid minerals across the state, positioning Cross River as an emerging hub in Nigeria’s mining sector. According to Tribune, the Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Mr. George Oben-Etchi, who confirmed the development […]

Over 160,000 benefited from Tinubu's transport subsidy - Alake
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Africa must industrialise with minerals, end exploitation – Alake

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the African Minerals Strategy Group, Dele Alake, has issued a strong call to African leaders, urging them to reposition the continent’s mineral wealth as the foundational bedrock of a new wave of transformative industrialization. Delivering a keynote address at the ongoing African Mining Week in Cape […]

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How mining companies’ mineral titles dropped 37% – Report

A recent report has revealed how mineral titles conferred to mining companies in Nigeria dropped by 37 per cent. According to The PUNCH, a total of 2815 titles which were conferred in 2016 dropped to 1438 in 2021. In 2019, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite, reported that the application for […]

Nigeria's mineral production rose by 39% in 2021 - NBS
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Nigeria’s mineral production rose by 39% in 2021 – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that Nigeria’s mineral production increased by 39.19% in 2021, from 64.29 million tons recorded in 2020 to 89.48 million tons in 2021. This was disclosed in an NBS report on Monday titled, ‘Mineral production Statistics’ for 2021. The report added that the most mined mineral in Nigeria remains […]

Nigeria, others impacted by under-utilisation of mineral resources - Minister
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Nigeria, others impacted by under-utilisation of mineral resources – Minister

Despite huge deposits, Nigeria and other African countries suffer from the under-utilisation of mineral resources, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said. Adegbite made this known during the first International Conference and Exhibitions of the Nigerian Society of Economic Geologists in Abuja. Represented by the Director-General, Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office, Obadiah […]