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By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, says 90 per cent of staff have been onboarded to the Target Setting System (TSS) platform. This is under the Federal Civil Service’s Performance Management System (PMS), aimed at...
By Bernard Daniel Nigeria is positioning itself to be the manufacturing hub for China to serve the African continent, with Nigeria's rich mineral resources as the main attraction. This was disclosed Thursday in Abuja by the Director General of...
A fossilized cockroach estimated to be 35 to 40 million years old has been discovered in a piece of amber in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region. The specimen was found during manual sorting at the Kaliningrad Amber Combine, a facility operated...
The Citizens Awareness Against Corruption and Social Vices Initiative, (CAACASVI) has called on the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, to intervene in the alleged sabotage of the judicial process against alleged high profile illegal miners. CAACASVI, in a petition...
The Women in Mining Training Institute concluded the 49th edition of its webinar on Thursday with a call on mining professionals to embrace new technologies to enhance value chain visibility. The discussion, which took place under the theme, “Value of...
*Photo R-L: Dr Dele Alake and Prince Jidayi Ijudigal* Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has pledged Federal Government's support for a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) initiative to establish Africa’s largest rare earth and critical minerals processing...
President Bola Tinubu has called on West African nations to break free from the long-standing dependency on exporting raw minerals, a pattern he labelled the “pit-to-port” model — and instead focus on building regional value chains, investing in local...
Niger’s military government has announced plans to nationalize Somair uranium, a local venture operated by French state-owned nuclear fuels company Orano, amid an escalating dispute between the miner and the West African nation.The authorities cited alleged illegal actions by...
Segilola Resources Operating Limited, Nigeria’s pioneering large-scale gold mining company and a subsidiary of Thor Explorations Ltd, has inaugurated a newly constructed royal palace in Imogbara and officially launched a youth empowerment initiative across Imogbara and Iperindo communities in...
Mali’s government will partner with the Russian Yadran Group to establish a state-owned gold refinery aimed at increasing national revenues from bullion production, Reuters reported on Friday, citing the West African country’s economy and finance minister. According to Alousseni Sanou,...

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