Nigeria’s solid mineral exports rose sharply in the first half of 2026, increasing by 83.4% year-on-year to ₦249.70 billion as mining activity and mineral shipments expanded.Data from National Bureau of Statistics showed that exports climbed from ₦136.17 billion in...
Mining companies are building schools, clinics, roads and water projects in communities sitting on Nigeria’s mineral wealth. But beneath the photographs of commissioned projects is a harder question: are these interventions transforming host communities—or merely buying social acceptance for...
*Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake.
The landmark structural shake-up under the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) of 2025 completely alters the country’s mining fiscal regime. Taking full regulatory effect on January 1, 2026, the new regime aggressively...
*A Lithium Processing Plant In Nigeria.
For decades, Nigeria's economic narrative was trapped in a single chapter: crude oil. However, a quiet but rapid transformation is taking place beneath the soil. Driven by aggressive institutional changes and an unprecedented global...
Over the past 11 years, the annual Nigeria mining Week has evolved from a local gathering into West Africa's premier platform for policy reform, investment matchmaking, and strategic dialogue in the solid minerals sector.
For decades, Nigeria's vast wealth of...
The Member representing Enugu North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chimaobi Sam Atu, has visited Aja-Agu Community in Coal Camp, Enugu State, following the death of a resident, Ifeanyichukwu Asonye, who reportedly drowned at...
*TheMiners Executive team with National President of MAN, Dele Ayanleke (second left) at the 2025 NMW
Ahead of the highly anticipated 2026 Nigeria Mining Week, Miners Communications Limited, publishers of The Miners magazine (print and Digital), the Nigeria’s leading publication...
The Village Head of Gbado Ummeh in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Isah Akpu, has imposed a ₦50,000 fine on parents whose school-age children are caught working at mining sites during school hours.
The traditional ruler said...
*ACC John Onoja Attah.
Commander of the The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals, Assistant Commandant of Corps John Onoja Attah, on Monday warned mining operators across the country against engaging in illegal activities.
Attah gave the warning...
*L-R: Representative of the Department of Geology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Olatunbosun Adedayo, Council Member, Obafemi Awolowo University, Barr. Joseph Abaagu; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; Council Member, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye; Amb. Edward...
