Guinea has revoked the licences of 46 mining companies operating in the country, an anonymous government source stated on Thursday, while another said it could be up to 53 permits, in what some analysts see as a warning shot...
*Photo R-L: DG of MCO, Engr. Nkom decorating Mr Madu Fika, Chief Geologist at Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum*
Director General of the
Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Engr. Obadiah Nkom has said synergy within the ECOWAS region on mining will boost...
By David Adeoye
Oyo State Government has inaugurated a joint task force on illegal mining to enforce the Executive Order 001/2023.
The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said that the inauguration, which was held on Monday...
Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL) has launched the 2025 SROL University Competition, inviting students across tertiary institutions in Osun to propose sustainable solutions to tackling illegal mining in Nigeria.
With the theme, “Innovative and Sustainable Solutions to Curtail Illegal Mining...
Rockbridge Construction Limited has urged a Benue State High Court sitting in Otukpo to dismiss a suit filed by three aggrieved Indigenes of Awulema-Alaglanu-Oglewu Community of Ohimini Local Government Council in Benue over alleged hazardous quarrying activities.
The company,...
The African Natural Resource and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) has announced a significant new supporter of the platform, the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria (AHK Nigeria).
The organization said the strategic collaboration will leverage AHK Nigeria's extensive...
*Sierra Leone first lady leads a protest against working condition at Koidu.
By Umaru Fofana/Reuters
Koidu Limited, Sierra Leone's largest diamond producer, has halted operations and laid off nearly its entire local workforce of more than 1,000 employees following a...
The Director-General of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Engineer Obadiah Simon-Nkom, has attributed the the agency’s Q1 2025 revenue—exceeding ₦6.95 billion to sweeping reforms, digital transformation, and strategic licensing practices.
Nkom told journalists at the weekend that the success...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, have arrested two Chinese nationals and six Nigerian accomplices for illicit extraction and trade in solid minerals, including lithium, in Ogere, Ogun State.
The operation, carried out...
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The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has announced a partnership with HSENations International, organisers of Africa’s leading safety awards, to introduce the inaugural Solid Minerals Excellence Awards (SOMEA).
This initiative will spotlight excellence and promote sustainability, innovation, and responsible mining...
