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,...
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...
