A five-year, multi-million naira Community Development Agreement (CDA) between Century Mining Company (CMC) and Riruwai Community in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State has officially taken effect, marking a major milestone in community–company collaboration in the solid minerals...
*Photo: Engr. Shuaibu Kabir Bello, MD/CEO, Kaduna Mining Development Company* By Obinna Ede Introduction: Development as a Deliberate Act. Economic development is never an accident. It is not a lottery win or a stroke of luck; it is a construction project. It...
Jumoke Fajemirokun is senior partner at ENR Advisory, a law firm providing legal and ancillary services to companies and governments operating in the extractive industry. She spoke with TheMiners on why investors need professionals to help them navigate the...
At the recent Nigeria Mining Week, Mr. Bassel Mourad, Chief Executive Officer, and Engr. Samson Enama, Deputy Managing Director of Rapidlink Resources Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost mineral exploration companies, spoke with The Miners on topical issues relating to...
Barrister Omowunmi Ogungbaibi, the Founder and Executive Director of Hephzibarian Women Initiative, is one of the local investors who attended the recent 10th edition of the Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja. In this exchange with TheMiner’s, Ms Ogungbaibi explained...
Barrister Adesuwa Dan Princewill is Chairman of the Organising committee for this year’s Gold and Gemstone Conference and Exhibition (GGCE). She spoke about the importance of the programme and impact of women miners on the Nigerian economy. Excerpts:Q: You...
*Photo: Dr. Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, speaking at the launch of 1-Gov Cloud for the Mining Cadastre Office, on Friday at the Cadastre’s Headquarters in Abuja* The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has generated over N50 billion...
By Krystal KauffmanA few months ago, most Americans were not thinking about Venezuela at all. Then, something alarming happened. Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and current secretary of Defense, publicly suggested that a small Venezuelan boat...
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development (middle) flanked by Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, Director General, Mining Cadastre Office (right) and Engr Faruk Yusuf Yabo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Solid Minerals Development* Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr...
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has announced a series of incentives, including duty waivers on imported equipment and seamless repatriation of profits, to attract global mining investors. Alake unveiled the package while leading a Nigerian delegation to the...