Niger State Commissioner for Mineral Resources decries involvement of community leaders in illegal mining
The Niger State Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Muhammad Qasim Danjuma, has warned community leaders to stay away from illegal mining activities, saying the state...
Bandits kill 7 suspected illegal miners in Plateau
Seven illegal miners were killed in the early hours of Wednesday at a mining site in the Capitex area of Kuru, Jos South Local...
NEITI boss seeks stronger partnership with ICPC to safeguard Nigeria’s extractive resources
*Photo: Hon Musa Sarkin Adar*
The Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative( NEITI), Hon Musa Sarkin Adar, has called for stronger partnership with...
Illegal Miner Jailed Five Years in Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, secured a landmark conviction in its crackdown...
Gold price maintains 2025 momentum, surges to new highs
Gold prices have surged to a historic high, extending a record rally as investors navigate geopolitical uncertainty and shifting expectations for future interest-rate cuts.
Gold...
Tinubu congratulates Alake on re-election as Chairman of Africa Minerals Strategic Group
*Dr Alake (seated left) with Secretary General of the AMSG, Moses Michael Engadu (seated right)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of...
Solid Minerals Ministry carpets NEF for opposing location of Gold Refinery in Lagos
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development*
The Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has reacted to the opposition expressed by the Northern...
Dele Alake re-elected Chairman of Africa Minerals Strategy Group
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has been re-elected Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG)—a continental ministerial forum of...
MAN asks affected members to submit memo on revocation of over 4,000 mining licenses
*Photo: President of Miners Association of Nigeria, Chief Dele Ayanleke*
The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) has asked its affectedmembers to submit position papers to...
FG prohibits sand mining around River Niger bridges
By Ikenna Obianeri
The Federal Government has prohibited sand mining within a 10-kilometre radius of the River Niger to protect the First and Second Niger...
