The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has declared Nigerians in Diaspora investors as essential partners for unlocking the financing and technical capacity required to transform the mining sector. He told a cross-section of Nigerians in Diaspora investors, led to his office on Monday evening by Chairman of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa that …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has reaffirmed the significance of host communities and traditional rulers to the conducive environment required for socio-economic development of host communities. Playing host to Attah of Igala, who is also President of Kogi State Traditional Rulers Council, HRH Ata Matthew Opaluwa, who recently paid him a courtesy visit in the office, …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has emphasised the significance of technology in sanitising and repositioning the mining sector for greater productivity to achieve a substantial contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Bola Tinubu administration. Playing host to his counterpart in the  Ministry of Science, Technology and …

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, will work with foremost consulting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to execute the policies under the seven point roadmap to transform the sector. Receiving the PWC partner on mining, Mr. Habeeb Jaiyeola in his office, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake commended the company for its role in the just-concluded …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake on Thursday hosted the Governors of Kwara, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde; and Niger State, Hon. Umar Bago in his office. Bago told the media that issues around revalidating licences given to mining companies, who have gone out of their scope, dominated discussions alongside the need for them …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has reaffirmed the resolve of the Bola Tinubu administration to make solid minerals the most valuable resource that would surpass crude oil’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In his remarks to close the eighth edition of the Nigerian mining week, the minister restated the commitment of the ministry …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has stated that synergy with the Ministry of Interior is crucial to the development of solid minerals in line with the Renewed Hope agenda of the President Bola Tinubu administration. While welcoming the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Ojo to his office, Alake lauded his counterpart on his giant strides in …

Minister for Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake has restated the overarching policy of value addition by any company with requisite licence and permits to mine minerals, just as he made a clarion call to potential investors that the era of exporting raw materials is over. At the foundation stone laying ceremony of a 16,000 tonnes Lithium battery processing factory …

Experts have commended the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development on its transformative plans to reposition and sanitize the mining sector towards achieving rapid economic development of the country. Panelists on the Nigerian Television Authority programme, Good Morning Nigeria recommended that the Ministry should have a positive outlook on previous roadmaps and policies that were enunciated in year 2012 and 2106 …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake has restated that the decision of the Federal Government to diversify from hydrocarbon to making the minerals sector major contributor to Nigeria’s gross domestic product is the country’s contribution to climate change. Dr Alake dropped this hint While receiving a delegation of the Miners Association of Nigeria, led by its National …