By Yunus Olawale *Usman Ibrahim Tabari, Executive Director, Corporate, KMDC. The Executive Director, Corporate ofKaduna Mining Development Company (KMDC), Usman Ibrahim Tabari, Executive Director, Corporate, has on behalf of the agency backed calls for collective industry advocacy to address multiple taxation,...
By Yunus, Olawale *Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ESG Consultancy, Francine Carron. Mining companies in Nigeria must strengthen environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices to attract responsible investment, gain access to international markets and ensure the long-term sustainability of host...
By Yunus Olawale *President of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN),Oba Ayandele Ayanleke. Chief executives of mining companies have called for harmonised taxation, regulatory consistency and improved technical training in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector, warning that multiple levies, overlapping licensing arrangements...
President of the Miners Association of Nigeria, Oba Ayandele Ayanleke Tuesday declared open the 2026 Nigeria Mining Week with a call for initiatives that promote investment, enhance safety, support artisanal and small-scale miners and drive compliance with global best...
By Yunus Olawale *Kano State State Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Alhaji Hamza Safiyanu Kachako. Kano State is positioning itself as a competitive destination for solid minerals investment, with plans to strengthen its mining policy framework, improve mineral mapping and showcase processed...
By Yunus OlawaleWomen working in the mining sector should be guaranteed safer working environment, improved access to technical training, family-friendly workplace policies and equal opportunities for leadership positions to maximise their contributions to the sector’s growth and sustainability.This was...
*Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development. The Federal Government, through the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has officially endorsed the First National Mining Tax Summit scheduled for November 2026 in Abuja, describing it as a timely...
By Yunus, Olawale Stakeholders on Monday in Abujaat a pre-conference roundtable organised by PwC on Day One  of the 2026 Nigeria Mining Week have identified weak coordination among artisanal miners, inadequate funding, insecurity and infrastructure deficits as major obstacles to...
Dateline: Abuja 12, October 2027
The 2026 edition of the Nigeria Mining Week kicks off today with several preconference sessions in which delegates discussed several issues affecting the sector. The sessions were organized by PwC. For session one, issues discussed include Exploration and data: closing...