Officials of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) shared insights on Nigeria’s local content implementation and lessons for other African nations on Wednesday, Day 2 of the Namibia Oil...
The organising committee of the Gold and Gemstone Conference & Exhibition (GGCE) 2025 has confirmed Segilola Resources Operating Limited as a sponsor of this landmark conference and exhibition, scheduled to take place from November 24 to 28, 2025 in...
A significant legislative proposal, “A Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal Institute of Mining and Geosciences, Gusau, Zamfara State” (HB. 2362), is advancing in the Nigerian House of Representatives.
Sponsored by Hon. Jonathan Gaza Gbefwi and Hon....
Women in Mining in Nigeria (WIMIN) has announced the launch of its National Jewellery Making Competition for 2025. A premier event within the upcoming Gold and Gemstone Conference and Exhibition (GGCE) 2025, WIMIN said the initiative was designed to...
Nigeria’s local content successes in the oil and gas industry was a constant reference point in discussions at the opening day of the 2025 Namibia Oil and Gas Conference, which began on Tuesday at Windhoek, Namibia.
The event is...
By Rebecca Tan
LANTUNG VILLAGE, Indonesia — Hilltop after hilltop in this remote part of Indonesia is being scalped of vegetation. On the horizon, excavators lumber forward, gouging out rocks veined yellow. Nearby, milky chemicals collect in Olympic pool-sized...
By Martha AgasStakeholders in the mining sector say illegal mining will persist in Nigeria as long as poverty exists.
They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that in spite of Federal Government’s measures to combat illegal mining,...
Chinese companies and miners in Africa are facing severe security threats from armed groups in search of gold, driven by soaring global prices for the precious metal.
Multiple attacks and kidnappings targeting gold miners have been reported from Ghana, the Central African Republic,...
By Bankole Shakirudeen Adesina and Bernard Daniel/TheMinersEtazuma Mining and Industry, a subsidiary of the Etazuma Group, has emerged as Nigeria’s largest coal mining company, championing a renaissance in a sector long overlooked despite the country’s immense deposits.Eta-Zuma Group is...
The U.N. says creating an international body to oversee critical commodities could shore up worldwide supply, but getting big players on board would be tricky
By Don Nico Forbes
Global competition to secure critical minerals is ramping up, and the United...
