Why Nigeria Must Intensify Regulation of Its Booming Mining Sector,- By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi
*Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development * It is an absolute fact. Nigeria stands on the threshold of a mineral-driven economic renaissance. Beneath its soil lies a vast repository of over 44 commercially viable minerals ranging from gold, lithium, and zinc to limestone and coal collectively valued at more than $700 billion. At a time when the global economy...
NRS takes over collection of royalties from mining firms
*l-r: Executive Chairman, Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji and Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake during a collaborative meeting on mineral royalty administration at the minister’s office in Abuja The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) is now responsible for the collection of mineral royalties from mining firms in Nigeria. The decision was agreed on at a meeting between the Minister...
Renaissance MD, Attah to Speak at Nigerian Content Lecture Series
*Photo: Engr. Tony Attah, Managing Director, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited* The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Engr. Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited will speak at the next edition of the Nigerian Content Academy Lecture Series. The lecture will hold virtually on Thursday, April 9, 2026, by 10am, and the renowned industry expert will speak on “Finding Funds for Effective...
Ogun Customs hands over seized 285 sacks of Mica stones to MSMD officials
The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs has handed over 285 sacks of mica stones valued at ₦104.7 million to the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, reinforcing inter-agency collaboration in safeguarding national resources. The minerals, intercepted during a routine anti-smuggling patrol, were said to have been destined for illegal export, bypassing regulatory frameworks and denying the government critical...
NCDMB commences strategic reset of Nigerian Content Consultative Forum
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a strategic reset of the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum (NCCF), a key platform for facilitating information sharing and collaboration among key industry stakeholders and proposing interventions and policy changes. The goal of the reset is to deliver high-impact Nigerian content outcomes.At a two-day retreat and first half of the...
Coal Is Back — and Japan Is Driving the Rally
By Natalia Katona/Oilprice Japan’s heavy dependence on imported energy is being put through a real-time stress test. The crisis triggered by the war in Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the structural vulnerabilities in one of the world’s largest energy importers. With roughly 90% of its crude oil sourced from the Middle East,...
Alake hails Tinubu’s decades of leadership as president celebrates 74th birthday
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has joined other friends and associates of President Bola Tinubu to celebrate his birthday on Sunday.Alake, in a goodwill message to mark the president’s 74th birthday released to the media, noted that Tinubu has consistently demonstrated exemplary leadership over the years, particularly during the struggle to uphold the annulled June 12,...
Police nabs seven over illegal mining, vandalism in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has announced the arrest of seven suspects linked to an illegal mining operation and vandalism reported at the Gurara waterfalls in the State.According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, the suspects were arrested by officers attached to the Gawu-Babangida division during an intelligence-led raid within the waterfalls facility.The...
NMGS urges government to pursue diversification of Nigeria’s energy mix, support local IOCs
R-L: NMGS national president, Ms. Rose Chundung Ndong (FNMGS); immediate past president, Prof Akinade Olatunji and DG Of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office, Engr Obadiah Simon NkomThe Federal Government should vigorously pursue a diversification policy of the nation’s energy mix, even as it continues to improve on processes that would promote optimisation of efficiency in Nigeria’s oil and gas...
The trillion-Naira dust: Why Nigeria must become the ‘refinery’ of Africa’s solid minerals, – By Halima Imam
*Photo: Halima Imam* The sun over the Sahelian plains of Zamfara doesn’t just burn; it glitters. To a casual observer, the men digging into the parched earth with rusted pickaxes are just desperate laborers. But if you look closer at the reddish-brown stones they are pulling from the belly of the earth, you aren't looking at mere rocks. You are...
