Ebonyi community gripped by mining-related mining crisis
*Gov Nwifuru Residents of Ohankwu community of Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi state, have been gripped by tension related to mining activities in the area.The crisis has led to the intervention of the member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency, Chief Chinedu Ogah, and the Ebonyi state government.In a statement, Ogah accused the company operating in the area, First...
Court jails truck driver, orders forfeiture of 25 tons of Lithium Minerals
In its ongoing clampdown on illegal mining activities, the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, has secured the conviction of a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, from Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. He was jailed for unlawful possession of solid minerals valued at N2.4million. Bawa was sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the...
Two senior officers, one civilian arrested in South Africa over alleged illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals
The South African Police Service (SAPS) on Sunday, 10th May 2026, announced the arrest of two senior officers and a civilian allegedly linked to the illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals following an intensive investigation by the Gauteng Counter Intelligence Operations (GCI-OPS).The suspects, were arrested following investigations into allegations of illicit precious metals transactions, corruption and...
FG unveils Mine-Tech Innovation Pod at Nasarawa varsity
The Federal Government on Friday, 8th May, 2026 launched the Mine-Tech University Innovation Pod (UniPod) at Nasarawa State University, Keffi. The move, according to the government, was aimed at transforming Nigerian universities into centres of innovation, industrialisation and enterprise development. The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, who was represented by the Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, inaugurated the innovation hub. The Mine-Tech UniPod...
NCDMB Relocates Ondo Zonal Office to Akure
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has taken possession of its newly relocated Ondo Zonal Office, situated at Road 2, House 10, Parliament Estate, Akure.The premises was handed over on Thursday to the General Manager, Zonal Coordination Division, Mr. Ifeanyi Okoha, marking another significant milestone in the Board’s commitment to effective host community engagement and service delivery.The...
VP Shettima commissions Kursi Group Headquarters in Abuja, says Nigeria’s mining sector atracted $2.6bn in 30 months
*Photo: Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima (commissioning the facility). To his immediate left is Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki Gambari, founder of Kursi Group* The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the reforms of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the mining sector is beginning to manifest, with over $2.6 billion in Foreign Direct Investment attracted to the...
Professor Emeritus Maroof Adenrele Omar Rahaman: A Genius Geologist at 80
By Idowu Olayinka*Photo: Professor Emeritus Maroof Adenrele Omar Rahaman*There are two main seasons in the tropics, namely the dry season and the wet season. However, Nigerian Geoscientists have in the recent past come up with a third season christened The Season of Rahaman in order to celebrate one of their own, Professor Emeritus Maroof Adenrele Omar (MAO) Rahaman during...
The Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria and South Africa on cooperation in the field of Geology, Mining, and Mineral Processing
By Adesuwa Dan-Princewill For far too long, our conversations about Nigerian mining has been stuck in a loop of "untapped potential." Nigeria boasts of a geological tapestry of over 44 minerals, yet the climb from artisanal digging to large-scale, Tier-1 industrial production has been extremely difficult. The real obstacle hasn't been a lack of minerals, but has been the...
Edo MAN holds maiden AGM, elects Fatai Jimoh it’s acting chairman
*Engr Jimoh delivers his inaugural address The Edo State chapter of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for its collaboration with the association to reduce incidences of illegal mining activities in the state. Edo MAN said an open and frank engagement with the NSCDC has led to friction between...
Gunmen invade mining site, kill pregnant woman, three others
Gunmen on Friday night launched a deadly attack on a mining site in Mazat community, Ropp District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing four persons, including a pregnant woman, and leaving four others injured.Residents said the assailants struck at about 7 p.m., opening fire on miners who were at work, causing panic and multiple casualties...
