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...
The leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has expressed its displeasure at the petition allegedly filed by the Commander of the Mining Marshal, Mr Attah John Onoja before the senate committee on ethics, privileges and...
*Photo: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake (middle) at the launching of a capacity enhancement programme for the first batch of Nigerian mining professionals at Murdoch University, Australia*
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake...
Gunmen who who abducted a Chinese expatriate, Mr. Sam Xie Wie, and his Nigerian colleague, Mr. David Adenaiye, during an attack on a mining site in Kwara State have demanded a ransom of ₦1 billion for their release.
The demand...
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two police officers and abduction of a Chinese national and a Nigerian by gunmen in the Oreke-Okeigbo community, located in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
The incident occurred...
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, arraigned two suspected Chinese illegal miners, Zhang Hong Lin and Zhao Pei Hai, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High...
By Engr Toks Aregbesola
IntroductionLife Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis is a crucial management tool for evaluating the total cost associated with owning, operating, and disposing of an asset over its entire lifespan. For miners in Nigeria, understanding and managing...
The Nasarawa State Government has announced a partnership with security agencies in the state to ensure that illegal miners across its 13 local government areas stop their activities or get arrested and made to face the law.The state Commissioner...
Canadian company, Barrick Mining has appealed to the World Bank’s arbitration tribunal to settle a legal dispute with Mali. The company is at risk of otherwise losing control of its gold operations in the West African country, Reuters reported...
