Nigeria, AfDB back African mineral local value addition, data sovereignty
Determined to usher a new lease of life for African economies, Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have called for stronger African control over the continent’s vast mineral resources, advocating data sovereignty, regional collaboration and strategic financing as essential to ensuring that mineral-rich countries in Africa derive greater economic value from their natural assets.Addressing the Ministerial Forum on...
NSCDC Officer Killed During Raid On Illegal Mining Site In Niger State
The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC) has confirmed the death of one of its officers during an attack at an illegal mining site in Korokpa VILLAGE, Niger State. According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar M.R. Muti, the incident occurred on Wednesday, 22nd July, 2026 at about 2:00pm. The...
Mining Marshals, Kogi monarchs partner against illegal coal mining
*Photo: Commander of the Mining Marshals, ACC Attah John Onoja (left), speaking during a visit to the palace of the Ejeh of Ankpa and Chairman of the Ankpa Traditional Council, His Royal Highness Abubakar Ahmed, on Thursday * The Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Ankpa Traditional Council in Kogi State have agreed...
Kano Exco approves Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee
*Photo: Kano State Executive Council Meeting, Presided over by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf(right) on Wednesday * The Kano State Executive Council, has approved the formal establishment and full operationalisation of the Kano State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO), marking a giant stride in the state's mineral resources sector. *R-L : Hajiya Jamila Magaji Abdullahi (Accountant General), Engineer Dr. Gaddafi...
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...
