Miners seek govt incentives, say it will raise sector’s GDP contribution
*Ayanleke By Martha Agas The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged the government to provide incentives for mining operators to further raise the sector’s contribution to the GDP.The National President of MAN, Dele Ayankele, made the call in a interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, said...
Two NCDMB Leaders Bag Doctorate Degrees at UNIPORT Convocation
*Photo L-R: Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, General Manager, Corporate Communications, NCDMB and Dr. Abdulmalik Halilu, Director Corporate Services, NCDMB* Two senior officials of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Dr. Abdulmalik Halilu, Director, Corporate Services, and Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, General Manager, Corporate Communications, on Saturday bagged Doctorate degrees at the 35th Combined Convocation of the University of Port...
Nigerian businessman at heart of ‘stranded Nigerian mine workers in CAR’ controversy speaks, denies abandonment of workers
Abdulrauf Ademola, the Nigerian businessman at the heart of allegations made by six Nigerian mine workers in the Central African Republic (CAR), has issued a statement to clarify his own side of the issue. The workers had, in a now viral video, accused Ademola of passport seizures, unpaid salaries and abandonment.However, in a statement made available to journalists at...
NCDMB management shines at University of Port Harcourt’s Doctoral Convocation
*Photo L-R: Mrs. Obianuju Ezeobi; Dr. Obinna Ezeobi, General Manager, Corporate Communications, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB); Dr. Abdulmalik Halilu, Director Corporate Services, NCDMB, and Mrs. Fatima Aliyu Abdulmalik...at the recent Doctoral Convocation of University of Port Harcourt*
Chinese Embassy probes role of national in abandonment of Nigerian miners in CAR
By Sarafina Christopher The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has initiated an investigation into an alleged abandonment of Nigerian miners by a Chinese mining company in the Central African Republic (CAR).The Embassy made this known, in a statement, on Friday in Abuja.It said that the probe was in response to a social media video depicting Nigerian miners allegedly abandoned by...
Daikin, in Partnership with JICA, Launches Energy-Efficient Inverter Air Conditioners Sensitization project in Nigeria
*Photo L-R:Mr Akihisa Yokoyama, GM Daikin Middle East and Africa; Matsushita Keisuke , Project Advisor, JICA Nigeria Office;Mr Kelechi Edmund Mbah, National Ozone Office; Mr Herbert Andy, Federal Ministry of Power; Eng Ismaila A.Lawal, Standards Organisation of Nigeria; Mr B.F Ibrahim Sulu, Director of Renewable Energy, Energy Commission of Nigeria;Mr Junichi Omori, Executive Officer, Daikin Indusries Ltd;Prof. Olayinka Adewumi, ...
Nigerian miners abandoned in CAR contacted, to be brought back home soon- FG
*Photo: The abandoned Nigerian mining workers* The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says contacts have been established with Nigerian miners abandoned in Central African Republic (CAR) and they will be brought home soon. Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, Spokesperson of the Ministry gave the cheery news in a press statement on Friday. The statement reads: UPDATE ON THE STRANDED NIGERIANS...
NiDCOM, Miners Association of Nigeria, others step into case of Nigerian miners abandoned in CAR
*Photo: The abandoned Nigerian mining workers* Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) have both reacted to the plight of some Nigerians abandoned in Central Africa Republic (CAR) where they were allegedly taken by a Chinese company to undertake mining activities. Abdur-Rahman Balogun Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, in a statement on Friday,...
NCDMB’s Exec Sec inspects training of 305 youth at Centre For Marine and Offshore
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Tuesday inspected the ongoing training of 305 youths in specialised oil and gas industry skills at the Centre for Marine and Offshore Technology Development (CMOTD), Rivers State University (RSU).Sponsored by the NCDMB, the trainings cover seven technical areas, which include Automation, Instrumentation...
Nigeria’s mining reform successes and the push-back by forces of negativity
*The Mining Marshals team, one of the results of the reforms in the sector, has brought reassurance to mining communities By Kayode OgunbunmiLast week, from July 15-17, Nigeria was the focus of the global mining industry as the Federal Capital Territory played host to the African Natural Resource and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) 2025. Present at the event were...
