*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development (middle) flanked by Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, Director General, Mining Cadastre Office (right) and Engr Faruk Yusuf Yabo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Solid Minerals Development*
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake on Friday launched the OneGov Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS) at the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO).
The launching heralds the full digitization of the agency’s core Departments & Units:
• Monitoring & Coordination: Manages conflicts, investigates title issues, and ensures compliance with mining laws.
• Finance & Accounts: Oversees financial transactions and auditing.
• Legal Services: Handles legal matters related to mineral titles.
• Administration: Manages general office administration.
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Manages the NMCO’s digital infrastructure, website, and portal.
• Internal Audit: Ensures accounting standards are met.
• Press/Public Relations: Manages public image and communication.
• Concession: Deals with the processing and management of mineral title concessions.
• Registry: Manages the official records and registers of mineral titles.
The OneGov Application is a unified digital platform that is designed to revolutionize workflow, coordination, and service delivery across the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The implication of this is that the activities of the nation’s foremost mining cadastre agency is about to go completely paperless.
This will further boost the productivity and efficiency of the agency, even as investors confidence in the Nigeria’s solid minerals sector continue to soar.
Significantly under its Director General, Engr Obadiah Simon Nkom , revenues from MCO that was barely at over N12bn in 2024 has overshot the N30bn mark at the moment, largely as a result of series of innovative reforms.
