*Photo L-R: Shekh Tijjani Auwal, Kano State Commissioner Religious Affairs ; Shekh Saoud Alzafere, CEO of Medscope; Alhaji Hamza Safiyanu, Kano State Commissioner of Solid Mineral and Natural Resources and Dr. Elfatih Muhammed Ali; General Manager of Medscope*
Medscope, a...
Oyo State Government has put measures in place to end illegal mining in every part of the state, the Director-General, Oyo State Solid Mineral Development Agency, Mr Abiodun Oni, had said.
Oni said this when he led a team...
A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition.
But the Canadian Climate Institute's...
* Rail tracks destroyed by suspected illegal mining activities at Jebba, Niger
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has pledged to take serious action against perpetrators of illegal mining activities causing damage to rail tracks.
The Managing Director of the corporation, Mr...
President of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Chief Dele Ayanleke, was among the high calibre personalities honoured recently at the Champion Newspapers’ Annual Awards for the year 2024.
The event, held at the Convention Center of Eko Hotels and...
Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu and the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe have held a strategic meeting with executives of Sino Steel, one of China’s largest and most influential steel conglomerates.
The high-level...
The leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has expressed its displeasure at the petition allegedly filed by the Commander of the Mining Marshal, Mr Attah John Onoja before the senate committee on ethics, privileges and...
*Photo: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake (middle) at the launching of a capacity enhancement programme for the first batch of Nigerian mining professionals at Murdoch University, Australia*
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake...
Gunmen who who abducted a Chinese expatriate, Mr. Sam Xie Wie, and his Nigerian colleague, Mr. David Adenaiye, during an attack on a mining site in Kwara State have demanded a ransom of ₦1 billion for their release.
The demand...
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two police officers and abduction of a Chinese national and a Nigerian by gunmen in the Oreke-Okeigbo community, located in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
The incident occurred...
