NCDMB Emerges Best Agency in Ease Of Doing Business for the 4th Year
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has won the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Transparency and Efficiency Champion Award for the fourth consecutive year. The Board topped the Ease of Doing Business rankings in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The award was presented on December 2, 2025, at the State House in Abuja. Executive Secretary Engr. Felix...
Insecurity: Northern Govs urge Tinubu to suspend mining activities for 6 months
Northern leaders have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to order a six-month suspension of mining activities across the North, describing it as a necessary step to disrupt criminal networks and curb the escalating wave of banditry.Speaking after a joint meeting in Kaduna, the 19 northern states governors and leading traditional rulers also agreed to establish a N1 billion...
WIMIN’s 4th Jewelry and Gemstone Conference closes with glamorous gala night
By Shakirudeen Bankole, Lagos After a one-week long activities, spanning master classes, technical sessions, keynote addresses, panel discussions, fashion runway and debates, the 4th edition of the Jewelry and Gemstone Conference and Exhibition, organised by Women In Mining Nigeria, ended glamorously in Lagos on Saturday, November 29, 2025. A carefully put-together Gala Night, where the invaluable worths of the different rare...
Bauchi Gov performs groundbreaking of Bauchi-China Joint Mining Company
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Saturday performed the groundbreaking of Bauchi – Minsheng Corporation Company (BMCC) Nigeria Limited, a joint venture with a Chinese firm.The mining company was established jointly with a Chinese firm, Shandong Minsheng Group, to advance the state’s solid mineral sector.Mohammed said the company would boost the state’s economic base, create jobs and enhance...
At Jewelry/Gemstone Conference, Prof Aremu calls for regional integration, trade facilitation around Gold/Gemstone Value-chain
*Prof Aremu By Shakirudeen Bankole, LagosProfessor Jonathan Aremu, a Professor of Economics and International Relations and Consultant to ECOWAS on Common Investment Market matters, has challenged African leaders to align their local mineral wealth exploration plans and export policy with the AfCFTA instrument.Aremu was speaking while delivering a keynote address at the 4th edition of the Jewelry and Gemstone Conference...
Sule, Alake, others commend Hasetins Commodities Limited for investing $400m in processing plant
*Photo: Gov Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State*Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake,have commended Hasetins Commodities Limited for investing 400 million dollars in rare earth and critical metal hybrid processing in Nasarawa. They described the initiative by the indigenous firm to establish the plant in Nasarawa State as a milestone in the...
Alake, Ooni declare 4th Women In Mining Gemstone/Jewelry Conference open In Lagos
By Shakirudeen Bankole, Lagos The Federal Government of Nigeria has invited local and international investors to take advantage of it's ongoing reforms in the solid minerals sector. Dr. Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, who spoke at the opening of the 4th edition of Jewelry and Gemstone Conference in Lagos, said the Federal government is putting in place policies...
Women In Mining Nigeria honours Ooni of Ife with Grand Patron title
*Ooni of Ife (middle) with the leadership of WIMIN By Shakirudeen Bankole, Lagos The Ooni of Ife, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Enitan, Ojaja II, has emerged as the Grand Patron of the Women In Mining Nigeria (WIMIN). Ooni Adeyeye was conferred with the honour during the ongoing Gold and Gemstones Conference and Exhibition held at the Oriental Hotel in...
WIMIN raises new generation of female gem entrepreneurs, holds graduation ceremony for new trainees
By Shakirudeen Bankole, LagosAfter rigorous training in both technical and managerial skills, the 4th cohort of the Women in Mining Nigeria’s Young Entrepreneurs graduated Wednesday, November 26, 2025, with certificates of proficiency presented to them.For three days, WIMIN had trained young Nigerian women from different parts of society in Jewelry and Gemstone crafting, along with managerial skills needed to...
MAKEMS 2025 Jewelry Exhibition holds in Abuja on Saturday
...As collectors join in ongoing Makem Jewelry Auction bid The highly-anticipated MAKEMS Jewelry Exhibition is set to dazzle jewelry enthusiasts once again this year, promising an unforgettable showcase of handmade and carefully-selected treasures.This is just as collectors continue to join the bid in the “Makem Jewelry Auction” for the Royal Amethyst & Baroque Gold Prestige Suite – a commanding fusion...
