Illegal Mining is Not the Cause of Banditry and Kidnapping in Oyo State: a...
By Mohammed Abubakar HassanI read with concern the article by my brother, Mr. Kazeem Akintunde linking the current insecurity, banditry, and kidnapping in parts...
FG Arrests Two Illegal Miners, Seals Osun Gold Mining Site
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development*
The Federal Government has arrested two suspected illegal miners during a coordinated enforcement operation that led...
Illegal Mining As Fuel For Kidnapping In Nigeria
By Kazeem Akintunde
When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came into power three years ago, he shocked many Nigerians by appointing one of his trusted aides,...
Burkina Faso state-owned gold miner gets official nod for Bouboulou project
Burkina Faso has awarded an industrial mining permit to state-owned miner SOPAMIB for the Bouboulou gold project, according to a statement, advancing the military-led...
Zamfara governor commissions $200m ZAM Lithium Processing Plant with eye on 2,000 local jobs,...
In another victory for the Federal Government's mining sector reform agenda, Zamfara State Governor, Dr Dauda Lawal has commissioned a multi-billion-naira lithium mining and...
Nasarawa Poly upgraded to Mining and Tech University
President Bola Tinubu has signed off on turning the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa into a full-fledged specialised university.The institution will now be known as the...
SMDF boss forecasts N30tr mining sector by 2030, calls for greater govt-academia-industry...
L-r:: President of the Physical and Earth Sciences Students’ Association (PESSA), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Mr. Ogunwoolu Olalabi; Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Folasade...
South West Development Commission and the Challenge of Illegal Mining in Southwest Nigeria
*Dr. Charles Akindiji Akinola, MD/CEO of South West Development Commission*
Nigeria’s South West region, comprising Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo states, is renowned...
Ondo Governor felicitates MD/CEO of South West Development Commission at 70
*Dr. Charles Akindiji Akinola*
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has congratulated Dr. Charles Akindiji Akinola, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the South...
Osun Governor Tackles Banditry in Mining Sector, Sets up Mining Community Intelligence Architecture
"If we do not act now, the peace Osun is known for will be sacrificed on the altar of gold”
*Photo: Governor Ademola Adeleke*
Governor Ademola...
