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Minerals Council SA welcomes planned criminalisation of illegal mining
*Photo: Mzila Mthenjane, CEO of MCSA*
The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) says it is pleased with a bill seeking to criminalise illegal mining.
Mzila...
Ogun Governor Calls for Chinese Partnership in Mineral Resources Exploration
*Photo L-R: A Diplomat from the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, Mr. Cai Xinfa; the Chinese Ambassador, H. E. Yu Dunhai; Governor Dapo Abiodun; Chinese...
Bill proposing upgrade of Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa to Federal University...
A bill proposing the upgrade of Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa Federal University of Mining, Engineering and Technology Nasarawa has successfully passed its first reading at...
Royalties: EFCC Hands Over N100m Recovered Funds to Federal...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Friday August 15, 2025 handed over a...
EFCC Grills Five Suspected Illegal Miners in Uyo
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate on Wednesday, August 13 2025, arrested five...
11 stranded miners back home from CAR…urge young Nigerians to research...
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nigeria’s embassy in Bangui, has evacuated 11 stranded Nigerian...
NCDMB, PETAN Share Local Content Insights at Namibia Conference
Officials of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) shared insights on Nigeria’s local content...
Nigeria’s Local Content Successes Shine at Namibian Conference
Nigeria’s local content successes in the oil and gas industry was a constant reference point in discussions at the opening day of the 2025...
Global ‘mining mafia’ feeds China’s appetite for gold, investigation shows
By Rebecca Tan
LANTUNG VILLAGE, Indonesia — Hilltop after hilltop in this remote part of Indonesia is being scalped of vegetation. On the horizon,...
Global uncertainties drive Chinese rush to African goldfields, despite the risks
Chinese companies and miners in Africa are facing severe security threats from armed groups in search of gold, driven by soaring global prices for the precious...
