In its ongoing clampdown on illegal mining activities, the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, has secured the conviction of a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, from Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. He was jailed for unlawful...
The South African Police Service (SAPS) on Sunday, 10th May 2026, announced the arrest of two senior officers and a civilian allegedly linked to the illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals following an intensive investigation by...
The Federal Government on Friday, 8th May, 2026 launched the Mine-Tech University Innovation Pod (UniPod) at Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
The move, according to the government, was aimed at transforming Nigerian universities into centres of innovation, industrialisation and enterprise development.
The Vice President,...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has taken possession of its newly relocated Ondo Zonal Office, situated at Road 2, House 10, Parliament Estate, Akure.The premises was handed over on Thursday to the General Manager, Zonal Coordination...
*Photo: Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima (commissioning the facility). To his immediate left is Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki Gambari, founder of Kursi Group*
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the reforms of the administration of President Bola Ahmed...
By Idowu Olayinka*Photo: Professor Emeritus Maroof Adenrele Omar Rahaman*There are two main seasons in the tropics, namely the dry season and the wet season. However, Nigerian Geoscientists have in the recent past come up with a third season christened...
By Adesuwa Dan-Princewill For far too long, our conversations about Nigerian mining has been stuck in a loop of "untapped potential." Nigeria boasts of a geological tapestry of over 44 minerals, yet the climb from artisanal digging to large-scale,...
*Engr Jimoh delivers his inaugural address
The Edo State chapter of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for its collaboration with the association to reduce incidences of illegal mining...
Gunmen on Friday night launched a deadly attack on a mining site in Mazat community, Ropp District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing four persons, including a pregnant woman, and leaving four others injured.Residents said...
By Tokunbo AregbesolaIn many mining operations, maintenance is treated as an unavoidable cost rather than a strategic investment. When production targets are under pressure, preventive maintenance is often the first activity to be postponed. Ironically, this short-term decision usually...
