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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), Dr Oladele Alake, has called for stronger regional cooperation among African nations to position the continent as a formidable force in global mineral supply...
By Olufemi Olubi, Senior Geologist, Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL)
Nigeria’s mineral endowment is not a secret. Gold, lithium, tantalum, and many other critical minerals lie beneath West Africa’s most promising geological terrain: the Pan-African orogenic belt, a region formed...
*AFNIS Roundtable led by (L-R) Secretary-General of AMSG, Moses Engadu; The Chairman of AMSG, Oladele Alake; Minister of Mining of Kenya, Ali Joho and Permanent Secretary of Solid Minerals Development of Nigeria, Engr. Farouk Yabo.
The narrative of African...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced plans to create a paramilitary unit to secure the country’s large mining sites.
The country's General Inspectorate of Mines (IGM), which oversees it's abundant deposits of critical minerals, announced the...
The CEO of Mica Equity Allocation Ltd. and promoter of the annual ACCE, Mr Michael Akueche speaks on the 2026 edition of the event and why industry players cannot afford to stay away. Excerpts:Que: The 2nd Edition of the...
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Ghana’s parliament ratified the country’s first lithium mining agreement in March 2026. This came three years after lithium mining was confirmed as commercially viable in September 2023.
The Ewoyaa Lithium Project, in the Central Region of Ghana, covers an...
Ghana’s union of mineworkers has warned it would continue to oppose a government policy that requires international companies to hire local firms as mining contractors, even though many large miners have already complied with the regulation introduced last year.
The...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has disclosed the readiness of the EFCC to collaborate with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, UNODC, and the Canadian Government to scale up...
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The Katsina State Executive Council has approved the procurement of modern equipment for mineral exploration and mining in a bid to enhance revenue generation and tackle illegal mining activities across the state.Managing Director of the Katsina State Mining and...
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), has announced the launch of the second generation of its national database, aimed at transforming Nigeria’s mining and raw materials management environment.Director-General of RMRDC, Nnanyelugo Martin Ike-Muonso, who disclosed this in...
