By Martha AgasNigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that Africa was not seeking for charity, but seeking partnerships that are fair, transparent, and founded on mutual respect.Alake stated this at the opening of the...
Nigeria’s mining industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by targeted local content policies from the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). These policies, showcased at the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit(AFNIS)in Abuja, are now being...
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development *
By Martha Agas
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that Africa must rewrite its history powered by its minerals for its local development.
Alake, also the chairman,...
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake said the era of issuing mining licenses without accompanying processing plans is over - especially in the areas of critical minerals such as lithium.
Nigeria is determined to establish electric vehicle as well...
By Victor Okoye
Tobi Oluwatola, CEO of TAO Energy, has emerged as the overall best net winner of the 2025 African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) Golf tournament in Abuja.
This was after Oluwatola played off handicap 19, and...
The 2025 edition of the Africa Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit 2025 (AFNIS 2025) was kicked off by an opening speech by the Permanent Secretary of the Nigerian Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD), Engr Faruk Yusuf Yabo....
By Shakirudeen Bankole In the vast arc of Africa’s development story, no force is more defining or more urgent than its youth. Home to the world’s youngest population, the African continent stands on a demographic threshold that could...
Suleiman Zakari, Managing Partner at Core International, organisers of the annual African Natural Resources & Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) speaks on the edition of the programme hokding this week in Abuja. Excerpts:Q:AFNIS 2025 is around the corner? What are...
By Shakirudeen Bankole
Mining, at its core, is a business of risk.
From uncertain geology and volatile prices to political instability and community conflicts, the journey from exploration to extraction is fraught with hurdles.
In Africa, these risks are often amplified...
By Martha AgasThe Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that the Mining Marshals (MM), a security unit established by the Ministry in 2024 to secure mining sites, is facing blackmail over its efforts to...
