President Bola Tinubu has commissioned a large-scale lithium processing plant in Nasarawa State, marking a significant step in the federal government’s push to transition from raw mineral extraction to industrial value addition.
Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President...
By Adesuwa Dan-PrincewillAs we navigate toward the midpoint of 2026, the Nigerian mining landscape stands at a significant crossroads. For decades, our legal discourse centered on the "ground" that is - title ownership, customary land rights, and the intricacies...
Three mine workers have died while two others were injured following a mining accident in Riruwai, Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State.Residents said the tragedy, which occurred on Wednesday, was a result of fumes from a water-pumping machine...
By Babafemi Ojudu
I travel regularly on the Ilesa–Ibadan Road. Each time I pass through the Ilesa axis, I am confronted by a troubling sight.
On both sides of the highway, artisanal mining activities have expanded significantly. The miners are numerous....
By Yunus Olawale
*Photo: Jane Duplessis*
The Africans for Africa Mining Fund (A4A) has declared that Africa possesses the financial strength to drive its own mining development, urging governments, investors and industry stakeholders to harness indigenous capital to unlock the continent's...
By Yunus Olawale
*Photo Seated R-L : Abubakar Sadiq Omar, mni, Managing Director of Steron Mining Company and Suleiman Zakari, co-founder and Executive Director of the Africans for Africa (A4A) Initiative*
Steron Mining Company has signed a strategic Memorandum of...
By Yunus Olawale
Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has called on African nations to accelerate collective efforts toward value addition, responsible mineral development and regional collaboration, declaring that the continent must "stop the exportation of prosperity...
Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has banned the export of raw gold, directing all production to be refined domestically as part of a push to expand local value addition in the West African nation’s mining sector.The measure follows talks between...
*Photo L-R:Director, Mining Inspectorate, Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Ganiyu Imam; Jidayi; Hon Kehinde Bamigbetan, Special Adviser to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Mr. Olasehinde Oladusi, a Deputy Director in the ministry (extreme right)...during the...
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development*
As the 5th African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS 2026) came to a close in Abuja, I commended stakeholders from across Africa for their commitment to turning our...
