President Bola Tinubu has called on West African nations to break free from the long-standing dependency on exporting raw minerals, a pattern he labelled the “pit-to-port” model — and instead focus on building regional value chains, investing in local...
Niger’s military government has announced plans to nationalize Somair uranium, a local venture operated by French state-owned nuclear fuels company Orano, amid an escalating dispute between the miner and the West African nation.The authorities cited alleged illegal actions by...
Segilola Resources Operating Limited, Nigeria’s pioneering large-scale gold mining company and a subsidiary of Thor Explorations Ltd, has inaugurated a newly constructed royal palace in Imogbara and officially launched a youth empowerment initiative across Imogbara and Iperindo communities in...
Mali’s government will partner with the Russian Yadran Group to establish a state-owned gold refinery aimed at increasing national revenues from bullion production, Reuters reported on Friday, citing the West African country’s economy and finance minister.
According to Alousseni Sanou,...
*Photo L-R: Shekh Tijjani Auwal, Kano State Commissioner Religious Affairs ; Shekh Saoud Alzafere, CEO of Medscope; Alhaji Hamza Safiyanu, Kano State Commissioner of Solid Mineral and Natural Resources and Dr. Elfatih Muhammed Ali; General Manager of Medscope*
Medscope, a...
Oyo State Government has put measures in place to end illegal mining in every part of the state, the Director-General, Oyo State Solid Mineral Development Agency, Mr Abiodun Oni, had said.
Oni said this when he led a team...
A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition.
But the Canadian Climate Institute's...
* Rail tracks destroyed by suspected illegal mining activities at Jebba, Niger
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has pledged to take serious action against perpetrators of illegal mining activities causing damage to rail tracks.
The Managing Director of the corporation, Mr...
President of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Chief Dele Ayanleke, was among the high calibre personalities honoured recently at the Champion Newspapers’ Annual Awards for the year 2024.
The event, held at the Convention Center of Eko Hotels and...
Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu and the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe have held a strategic meeting with executives of Sino Steel, one of China’s largest and most influential steel conglomerates.
The high-level...
