The recent visit of the National Good Governance Tour to the lead poison ravaged areas of Zamfara state should have come to the people with joy. Quoting consultants, UMARU MARADUN writes that a certificate of safety is yet to be issued, suggesting that it is not yet Uhuru for the people of Zamfara Prior to [...]
A total of 95 people are said to be missing three days after the collapse of a gold mine pit in North Darfur. Sources say rescue workers have not yet reached the Jebel ‘Amer mine, which the local commissioner attributes to the poor security situation in the region. Jebel ‘Amer, in Al Sareif Beni Hussein [...]
Federal government plans to introduce new measures that would tighten the regulatory frameworks on mining with a view to curbing the activities of illegal miners in the country. Permanent secretary, ministry of mines and steel development, Mr. Linus Awute, who disclosed this on Friday said what has been promoting illegal mining is the granting of [...]
The World Bank has declared as satisfactory the implementation of about $120 million Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project for the revitalisation of Nigeria’s minerals and metal sector, adding that the rejuvenation of mining into a tangible economic activity in Nigeria largely lies in the hands of small scale and artisinal miners, whose total number, [...]
The Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) is set to give funding support to investors who are willing to develop ferrous and non-ferrous metals, stones and gems and energy minerals in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. Francis Adinoyi Kadiri reports Solid minerals are found in every nook and cranny of Nigeria’s territories. The potentialities of these solid [...]
In an interface organised by the Council of Mining and Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG), Geologists, hydrologists, hydro geologists, metallurgists, mining engineers, mineral processing engineers, water well drillers and other stakeholders in the mining sector, called for the development of groundwater as a solution to the problem of saltwater intrusion in coastal areas. FRANCIS ADINOYI KADIRI [...]
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has intensified routine inspection of quarries and mining sites of operators across the country beginning with those in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). FRANCIS ADINOYI KADIRI reports. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Musa Sada, said that the field trip is to enforce regulations by going [...]
As a result concerns arising from the extensive use of explosives by hoodlums in the lingering nationwide insecurity, the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development recently convened a stakeholders’ consultative forum with manufacturers, dealers, importers and exporters, on the control of commercial explosives aimed at forestalling lapses in the importation, transportation, storage, sale and use [...]
The development of the Nigerian solid minerals sector had been hampered by paucity of funds, as banks and other lending institutions make it impossible for investors to access funds for mining activities. In response to this, the federal government has partnered with some international institutions to found the Solid Minerals Development Fund. FRANCIS ADINOYI KADIRI [...]
Mr. Akinola George is the President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS). In this interview with FRANCIS ADINOYI KADIRI, he warns against the removal of the jurisdiction over bitumen and tarsand from the ministry of mines and steel development (MMSD). There are ongoing reforms in the solid mineral sector. What are the goals [...]
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