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The Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) has extended the deadline for applications for its Early-Stage Mineral Exploration and Research Grant Endowment (EMERGE) programme to September 7, 2026. The extension provides additional time for eligible applicants to submit proposals for the...

* Photo: John Onoja Attah, Commander, Mining Marshals* The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals have defended the continued closure of the Stone Rockers Nigeria Limited quarry site in Abuja. The agency said  the facility remains a crime...

*Photo L-R: Dr Dele Alake and Governor Agbu Kefas* The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, and the Governor of Taraba State, Dr Agbu Kefas, have renewed efforts to strengthen collaboration towards creating a safe and conducive environment...

Nigeria and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their longstanding bilateral relations and building a more strategic, results-oriented and mutually beneficial partnership. The commitment was made at the conclusion of the 10th Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), held in...

*Photo: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake* AN OPEN LETTER TO THE HONOURABLE MINISTER Sir, I write as a concerned Nigerian citizen. First, illegal mining must not be accepted or normalized as a means of livelihood. It destroys our environment, fuels...

*Audi (right) presenting award to Onoja The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has honoured the Commander of the Mining Marshals, Assistant Commandant of Corps (ACC) Attah John Onoja, with a meritorious award for his outstanding service to the...

*Photo: Kano State Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Alhaji Hamza Safiyanu Kachako(right),at the formal commencement of the 2026 CDA projects by Century Mining Company (CMC)* The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that mining companies operating in the...

*Mr Onoja (left) receiving an award from Mr Sunday Odita of DECAN By Martha Obi, AbujaThe Commander, Mining Marshals, of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr John Attah Onoja, has vowed to sustain efforts to dismantle illegal...

The African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) has sent its deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Central African Republic, and most especially to the families who have lost loved ones in the recent gold mine collapse in...

*Photo: Olatunji Oluwaseun Adebola* The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Thursday, August 20, 2026, arraigned the Chief Executive Officer,  CEO, of Brookfield Group Holdings, Olatunji Oluwaseun Adebola,( a.k.a Whitelion) before Justice C. Ngozi of...