At Edo Mining Summit, MAN president urges states to invest in downstream sector of mining industry
*Ayanleke The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on state governments to explore the opportunities of investing in the downstream sector of the mining industry. National President of MAN, Mr Dele Ayanleke made the call on Tuesday in Benin at the 2026 edition of the International Mining Summit and Exhibition organised by the Edo State Ministry of Mining. Ayanleke, who praised...
$525,276 Mining Fraud: How Victor Thompson Used Forged Licence to Defraud American Investors – Witness
*Victor Ekpong Thompson* A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of one Victor Ekpong Thompson has told a Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, how the defendant allegedly forged a mining licence and used it to defraud American investors of over $525,000. The development was disclosed in a statement posted on the official X handle of the Economic and...
Reforms: Nigeria witnessing unprecedented investment inflows into mineral processing and local value addition – Dele Alake
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development (3rd right)* Nigeria is witnessing unprecedented investment inflows into mineral processing and local value addition following bold reforms introduced by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has declared. Speaking at the joint stakeholders sensitization meeting organized by the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) and...
SROL Sweeps Three Awards at Maiden Solid Minerals Excellence Awards 2026
Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL), operator of Nigeria’s first commercial gold mine, the Segilola Gold Mine, emerged as one of the standout winners at the maiden edition of the Solid Minerals Excellence Awards (SOMEA), held on 14 May 2026 at the Abuja Continental Hotel. The event brought together key stakeholders across Nigeria’s solid minerals industry to celebrate excellence, innovation, and...
LASG grants exclusive mining rights to Hitech for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road construction
As part of efforts to speed up the construction of the Lagos - Calabar Coastal Road, the Lagos State Government has approved several dedicated mining sites for Hitech Construction Company, the firm handling the mega project. The announcement was made by the state’s Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye, during a recent ministerial briefing in Alausa,...
Lideal Mines appeals high court ruling on ownership of Nasarawa mining site
Lideal Mines Limited has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court ruling which restrained parties involved in the ongoing legal dispute over mining rights in Endo Community, Nasarawa State from accessing affected mining sites in the area.The company, through its lead counsel, Martin Ojonimi Atojoko, approached the Court of Appeal, Makurdi Judicial Division, challenging the May 11, 2026...
NEITI blames illegal actors, weak regulation for illicit financial flows affecting mining sector
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has listed opaque ownership structures, informal artisanal mining, foreign buyers’ dominance and weak regulatory capacity as key factors enabling Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector.Besides, the organisation, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday , blamed fragmented institutional coordination and criminal infiltration of mining zones as other major reasons...
Alleged illegal mining: Court adjourns case against 8 Chinese nationals for judgment
The Federal High Court in Abuja is to deliver on judgment in the case filed by the Federal Government against eight Chinese nationals and two others over allegations bordering on illegal mining on July 13 . Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Tuesday after the Prosecution Counsel, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, and the defendants’ counsel, Oladimeji Ekengba, adopted their final...
Troops raid suspected illegal mining site in Plateau, recover equipment
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have raided a suspected illegal mining site in Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State, recovering equipment left behind after suspected illegal miners fled on sighting the advancing soldiers. The operation was conducted at about 1:10 p.m. on Monday at Laminga village, following intelligence reports on the activities of suspected miscreants at the site. Troops...
Joint Army, Mining Marshals operation leads to arrest of 15 suspected illegal miners in Abuja
The Nigerian Army and the Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have intensified efforts against illegal mining activities with a joint inspection of an illegal mining site in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The operation followed the arrest of 15 suspected illegal miners by troops of the 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada,...
