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 [...]
Federal government has reiterated the determination to increase the revenue generated from exploitation of solid minerals and metals resources in the country and thereby diversify the national economy from its dependence on oil and gas. Minister of mines and steel development, Architect Musa Mohammed Sada who stated this while formally presenting the Road Map for [...]
The Iron and Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ISSSAN) and the Steel and Engineering Workers Union of Nigeria (SEWUN) have called on the federal government not to entertain recommendations to abandon or scrap Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO). The unions said such recommendations from people they described [...]
The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to revoke the privatisation of mining and coal corporations. President of the Society, Mr. Akinola George, who gave the charge during a visit to the President, said the Nigerian Coal Corporation played vital roles as public institution than as a private one. [...]
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has designed a roadmap for the development of the solid minerals sector. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Musa Mohammed Sada, says it is a sector-specific policy framework that will facilitate the creation of a more conducive macroeconomic environment, towards making the sector a complementary source of [...]
To ensure that mining operations are carried out in an environmentally sustainable manner for the socio economic growth of Nigeria, the federal government has inaugurated an Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Fund Committee (EPRFC), a statement from the federal ministry of mines and steel development has said. The statement, which was signed by the Director of [...]
In this interview, the national president of Ebira Peoples Association (EPA), Dr. Adeiza Musa Abdulrahaman, is calling for the speedy completion of the moribound Ajaokuta Steel Company. The statesman, who also spoke to FRANCIS ADINOYI KADIRI on the newly cited federal government refinery in Ugbogiri, Ajaokuta local government area of Kogi state, says that a [...]
Community development agreement with host community The manager said that the company has settled initial disagreements with Mashafa and Jikkoko communities – which host the company’s operations. “Initially, they wanted us to pay for cashew trees and all sorts of things but we were able to resolve that, and we have reached a [...]
The nation’s capital market, which witnessed a downturn in the last three years appears to be on the path of recovery. In this report AMAKA IFEAKANDU reviews the market performance in 2012 The year 2012 is the year the market showed signs of recovery from the global financial crisis which hit the system in 2009. [...]
President of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), at the weekend said the group will facilitate partnerships between members and foreign investors through joint venture agreements and acquisitions. Speaking exclusively to Blueprint, the president of the Association, Alhaji Sani Shehu said the association believes foreign investment drives will bring development to the sector, adding that [...]
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