The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) is pushing for greater involvement and tighter control by states over mining activities within their territories. This came out of their meeting where the Solid Minerals Minister, Dele Alake, briefed them on reforms to better harness the country’s mining potential. While welcoming the reforms by the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development aimed at creating an …

The federal government has indicated an intention for an upward review of mining license rates and other sundry fees payable by mining operators in the country. The minister of solid minerals development, Dr Dele Alake, who announced this during a consultative meeting with stakeholders in the mining industry, stressed the imperative of the review to boost the capacity of the …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has backed plans by the Oyo State Government to obtain mining licences. Reiterating the Ministry’s support for sub-national entities in the country to develop the sector, the Minister emphasised that cooperation with states will develop the mining industry value-chain and promote value addition for maximum beneficiation to host communities. In his …

FG SUSPENDS MINING ACTIVITIES WITHIN OAU AND ITS ENVIRONS Pending the conclusion of investigations into suspected illegal mining around the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) Ile-Ife, Osun State, the Federal Government has announced the indefinite suspension of mining activities within the academic institutions, and their environs. After a meeting with OAU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. …

Mining communities in Enugu State have expressed concerns over the frequent violation of their environmental safety and disregard for their health by coal miners operating in their areas. The communities, while lamenting that their sources of drinking water and livelihoods had been contaminated by mining activities, appealed to the Enugu State government to intervene by ensuring that the mining consent …

The President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, Prof Akinade Olatunji, has said the society will set up a committee that will draw a regulation paper and proffer solutions to the Federal Government on several loopholes affecting the mining sector. He said that the committee would identify the weak areas in the sector and recommend lasting solutions to the …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has described the United States as Nigeria’s longstanding ally and strategic partner for the nation’s mining sector development. While receiving Charge d’Affairs, US Embassy, David Greene in his office on Thursday, Alake lauded the country’s commitment to fostering cooperation with Nigeria in diverse sectors of the economy, stating that it underscores …

Nigerian firm, Bluesach Matrix, is targeting $1 billion from mining. In a statement yesterday, the Firm Chairman, Kingsley Anajemba, said the company acquired inactive mining sites. He said Bluesach Matrix, after exploration and mining, would account for about 100 million metric tonnes of granitic pegmatite, a form of igneous rock, which hosts the largest concentration of lithium ore and minerals. He noted …

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 …

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 …