What we found on my dad’s farm in Ekiti propelled me to get mining...
Barrister Omowunmi Ogungbaibi, the Founder and Executive Director of Hephzibarian Women Initiative, is one of the local investors who attended the recent 10th edition...
GGCE has secured its place on African jewelry and mining calendar, says Adesuwa...
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...
Alake hails N50bn revenue surge as mining cadastre goes digital
*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 US isn’t attacking Venezuela because of drugs — it’s because of minerals
By Krystal KauffmanA few months ago, most Americans were not thinking about Venezuela at all. Then, something alarming happened. Pete Hegseth, a former...
Alake launches OneGov Enterprise Content Management System at Mining Cadastre Office
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development (middle) flanked by Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, Director General, Mining Cadastre Office (right) and Engr...
At London expo, Alake offers duty waivers, profit repatriation incentives to mining investors
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has announced a series of incentives, including duty waivers on imported equipment and seamless repatriation of profits,...
Bayelsa govt announces ban on illegal mining activities, warns against unauthorized MOUs
*A 'black sand' mining operation
The Bayelsa State Government has pronounced a ban on all unauthorised mining of mineral resources across the eight local government...
Miners Association of Nigeria to northern governors: Go after bandits, not legal miners
*President of MAN, Dele Ayanleke
The recent call by Northern leaders for the Federal government to suspend mining activities across Northern Nigeria for six...
Call for ban on mining by northern leaders is classic escapism. It’s time...
*Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser to the President
By Kayode Ogunbunmi, Yahaya Abdul-Qudus Shola and Patrick OdiegwuRecently, state governors met in Kaduna along with leaders...
Illegal Mining: Nigeria’s Security and Economic Crisis,- By Halima Imam
*Photo: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake*
The rampant issue of illegal mining in Nigeria has transcended a simple economic crime to become...


















