*Hajia Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi, Executive Secretary of Solid Minerals Development Fund*
As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2026 today, Sunday, 8 March, under the theme “Give to Gain,” the mining industry finds itself at a critical juncture. Long considered the ultimate...
Niger’s military government has cancelled concessions held by three gold mining and processing companies as it intensifies efforts to assert control over the country’s natural resources.The country's military government said Thursday it had canceled the three gold mining companies’...
*Yemi Cardoso, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria(2nd left) and Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi, Executive Secretary, Solid Minerals Development Fund(2nd right) and officials of the agency at the presentation ceremony
The Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), Hajiya Fatima Umaru...
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has commended the Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), Fatima Shinkafi, for what it called her visionary leadership, creativity, and innovative efforts in advancing Nigeria’s economic growth.
According to a...
More than 200 people have been killed, including dozens of children, in a major landslide at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), officials reported on Wednesday. The disaster struck the Kasasa mining...
*Photo R-L: Yemi Cardoso, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria and Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi, Executive Secretary, Solid Minerals Development Fund*
The Central Bank of Nigeria has received domestically sourced gold refined to international standards into the country’s foreign reserves, raising its total...
*Gov Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State
The Ondo State Government has announced an intensified crackdown on illegal mining activities, warning that violators will face stiff sanctions.The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Engr. Johnson Alabi sounded this warning during an...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday signed an international management agreement (IMA) with Radisson Hospitality Belgium, and Edison Hotel and Property Development Company, in respect of the Board’s 204 rooms hotel and conference center, developed...
On Friday, 27th February, 2026, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) received information on the death of a 10 year old boy during blasting operation by Dai Jin Jia Quarry in ACO Village, Airport Road, Abuja.
Addressing...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted suspected smuggled precious metals valued at ₦116.28 million at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport while also strengthening operational collaboration with key national institutions to enhance security, trade facilitation,...
