In furtherance of efforts to sanitise the mining sector, the Federal Government has revoked 924 dormant licenses spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying licences At a press conference on Wednesday, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake said that, in line with constitutional provisions, adequate notice was given to all concerned parties through the official Gazette of …

The Federal Government has revoked 1,633 mining licences due to default in payment of stipulated service fees by the operators. At a press conference in his office on Tuesday, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake said that the revocation became imperative following the expiration of a 30-day notice to defaulters, as stipulated by Sections 11 and 12 …