EFCC secures conviction of two men, company over illegal mining in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of two individuals and a company for illegal mining activities in violation of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007.The convicts, Samuel Sunday and Saheed Lawal Akanji, alongside Saaskrona Nigeria Limited, were separately arraigned before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court...
Senate decries Kogi coal mining site disaster, calls for urgent federal intervention
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, 22nd , July 2026, turned its attention to the devastating coal mining tragedy in Kogi State as Senator Jibrin Isah Echocho (APC, Kogi East) called for urgent federal intervention following the death of about 20 miners in a landslide at a coal mining site in Enjema District of Ankpa Local Government Area. Rising under Orders...
Zimbabwe breaks mineral export record on back of surge in spodumene, lithium, platinum demand
*President Mnangagwa Zimbabwe recorded an 84 percent surge in mineral export revenue in the first half of 2026, generating a record US$2,532 billion from US$1,376 billion in the same period last year, the latest official statistics show. In a statement, Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) general manager, Dr Nomsa Moyo, attributed the revenue increase to rising global market demand, favourable...
Ghanaian ex-ruling party chieftain bags 20-year jail term for illegal gold mining
A Ghanaian court has convicted and sentenced a popular businessman and senior opposition politician Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years in prison for illegal mining activities. The Accra High Court on Monday convicted the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti regional chairman and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, of assigning mineral rights without ministerial approval and...
Nigeria Mining Week reflects country’s bold commitment to accelerate mining sector
*The SGF, Senator George Akume (representing President Bola Tinubu) and other dignitaries at opening ceremony of NMW2025 Over 3000 participants expected at Abuja event holding in OctoberThe year 2026 marks a defining moment for the Nigerian mining sector—a moment where refining capacity, industrialisation, and international collaboration converge to shape a new era of economic growth. The Nigeria Mining Week conference...
Kaduna Mining Development Company, EFCC strengthen collaboration
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently received a delegation from Kaduna Mining Development Company Limited. The visit, which took place on on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, was part of efforts to strengthen collaboration in combating economic and financial crimes and promoting transparency, accountability and integrity in the mining sector. Acting...
Beyond the Ore: Why China’s Partnership Model Fits Nigeria’s Minerals Moment,- By Halima Imam
*Photo: Halima Imam* Nigeria sits on a solid minerals endowment that has, for decades, been discussed more than it has been developed. Lithium, mica, feldspar, quartz, tin, and a growing list of critical minerals lie beneath our soil, and the conversation has finally shifted from whether to exploit them to how, and with whom.China's growing footprint in Nigeria's minerals sector...
Boost for Nigeria’s Solid Minerals sector as Ministry and NIMC partner on digital identity
*Photo L-R: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake and Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC),Dr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote* The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the National Identity Management Commission are partnering to promotedigital identity in strengthening governance, enhancing security and accelerating reforms in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. Speaking while receiving the Director-General and management of the...
Reps Committee on Mineral Resources to tour Nasarawa mining communities
The House of Representatives Committee on Mineral Resources will soon undertake an inspection tour of Udege Mbeki and other mining communities within Udege Chiefdom of Nasarawa State. The Member Representing Keffi, Karu/Kokona Federal Constituency of Nasarawa State in the House, Hon. Jonathan Gaza GwefwI, disclosed this on Saturday when he paid a courtesy visit to His Royal Highness, Alhaji Suleiman...
Foreign nationals, others arrested in Nasarawa as Deputy governor leads crackdown against illegal miners
Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr. Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, on Friday led a team of security personnel to effect the arrest of some foreign nationals and local miners involved in illegal mining activities at a site in Amba Community in Kokona Local Government Area of the state. During the operation, security personnel recovered suspected mineral resources stored in cartons, alongside...
