What we found on my dad’s farm in Ekiti propelled me to get mining license – Ogungbaibi
Barrister Omowunmi Ogungbaibi, the Founder and Executive Director of Hephzibarian Women Initiative, is one of the local investors who attended the recent 10th edition of the Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja. In this exchange with TheMiner’s, Ms Ogungbaibi explained her interest in the mining sector which led her to pursue a mining license. Excerpts:-By Shakirudeen BankoleQ: From law, to...
GGCE has secured its place on African jewelry and mining calendar, says Adesuwa Dan Princewill
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 importance of the programme and impact of women miners on the Nigerian economy. Excerpts:Q: You are the Chairman of the Organising committee for this year’s Gold and Gemstone Conference and Exhibition (GGCE). What can participants...
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 Cadastre’s Headquarters in Abuja* The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has generated over N50 billion IGR for 2025, surpassing the N38 billion recorded in 2024. The Minister, Mr Dele Alake, confirmed this on Friday while unveiling...
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 Fox News host and current secretary of Defense, publicly suggested that a small Venezuelan boat in the Caribbean should be destroyed. Soon after, reports surfaced that U.S. forces had blown apart several boats near Venezuelan...
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 Faruk Yusuf Yabo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Solid Minerals Development* Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake on Friday launched the OneGov Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS) at the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO). The launching heralds...
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, to attract global mining investors. Alake unveiled the package while leading a Nigerian delegation to the ‘Resourcing Tomorrow’ annual exhibition and conference in London. The minister said the country had recorded more than $2 billion in mineral-processing...
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 areas of the state. The state governor, Douye Diri, made the declaration Monday during a town hall meeting with community leaders, top government officials, and other critical stakeholders from Southern Ijaw, Brass, and Ekeremor 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 months will not address the region’s deepening insecurity, the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said. Northern leaders met recently at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House under the auspices of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF)...
Call for ban on mining by northern leaders is classic escapism. It’s time to get serious
*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 of traditional institutions to deliberate on the scourge of insecurity that has held the region, even more than other parts of Nigeria hostage and has placed Nigeria within the crosshairs of revanchist US administration. The session,...
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 a critical national security threat. Endemic across various states rich in solid minerals like gold, lithium, and tantalite, particularly in the North-West and North-Central regions, this illicit activity starves the Federal Government of crucial revenue,...
