*Prof Aremu
By Shakirudeen Bankole, LagosProfessor Jonathan Aremu, a Professor of Economics and International Relations and Consultant to ECOWAS on Common Investment Market matters, has challenged African leaders to align their local mineral wealth exploration plans and export policy with...
*Photo: Gov Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State*Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake,have commended Hasetins Commodities Limited for investing 400 million dollars in rare earth and critical metal hybrid processing in...
By Shakirudeen Bankole, Lagos
The Federal Government of Nigeria has invited local and international investors to take advantage of it's ongoing reforms in the solid minerals sector.
Dr. Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, who spoke at the opening...
*Ooni of Ife (middle) with the leadership of WIMIN
By Shakirudeen Bankole, Lagos
The Ooni of Ife, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Enitan, Ojaja II, has emerged as the Grand Patron of the Women In Mining Nigeria (WIMIN).
Ooni Adeyeye...
By Shakirudeen Bankole, LagosAfter rigorous training in both technical and managerial skills, the 4th cohort of the Women in Mining Nigeria’s Young Entrepreneurs graduated Wednesday, November 26, 2025, with certificates of proficiency presented to them.For three days, WIMIN had...
...As collectors join in ongoing Makem Jewelry Auction bid
The highly-anticipated MAKEMS Jewelry Exhibition is set to dazzle jewelry enthusiasts once again this year, promising an unforgettable showcase of handmade and carefully-selected treasures.This is just as collectors continue to join...
Residents of Oseneso, a community in Ghana troubled by the growing impact of illegal mining, have taken the bold step of removing their chief from office. The decision comes after widespread allegations that the chief had been involved in...
The Executive Director at Tropical General Investments (TGI Group), Mudassir Amray, has described gold as “a metal of strategy” and “an inflation firewall” for African economies.Mr. Amray made this remark during his keynote address at the Gold Roadshow Africa,...
The Trump administration’s drone strikes against boats allegedly bringing illicit drugs to the US come amid an explosion in the amount of cocaine being produced in Colombia and Peru.
But there is a new – and lethal – factor that is turbo-charging production...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for a global framework that benefits communities hosting critical minerals in Nigeria and across Africa, ensuring value addition at the source.This is coming just as Nigeria also backed the creation of global ethical...
