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 …

Solid Minerals Minister, Dr. Oladele Alake has commended Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) for supporting the Tinubu administration in its agenda to transform the solid minerals sector into the country’s highest source of revenue. During a business visit of AFC’s President/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Samaila Zubairu to his office in Abuja on Tuesday, Alake said that every effort made through policies …

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development will work with governors to harness mineral resources for maximum socio-economic development of the country. Receiving  Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, who was on a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Dele Alake said that the Ministry is determined and committed to harness …

Nigerian professionals in the solid minerals sector will soon travel to Australia for more studies, thanks to a deal brokered on Wednesday in Perth, Australia by the Minister of Solid Minerals, Mr. Dele Alake. Presenting the request to Western Australia’s Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Hydrogen Industry; and Industrial Relations, Hon. Bill Johnston, on a courtesy visit, Alake acknowledged …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday prevented the President’s media aide, Mr. Dele Alake from reciting the second stanza of the National Anthem. Alake was asked by the Minority leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwom to recite the second stanza of the National Anthem after taking the nominee up on his old social media post. Mwadkwom said: “I read a statement where …