Nigeria and Murdoch University deepen mining capacity-building partnership
*L-R:Director-General of the Mining Cadastre Office Engr. Obadiah Nkom and Professor Dee O’Connor, Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Nigeria is advancing plans to expand its partnership with Murdoch University in Western Australia to strengthen professional skills and knowledge transfer in the solid minerals sector. The move follows strategic discussions held on the sidelines of the...
Oyo governor to install MAN president, Ayandele Ayanleke as traditional ruler of Komu on Friday
*Ayanleke President of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Chief Ayandele Ayanleke will, on Friday be installed as the traditional ruler of Komu, an ancient community located in the Oke-Ogun axis of Oyo State, where traditional stools and titles. According to a statement issued Wednesday by the Oyo State Government, Ayanleke will be installed as the Onibise of Komu by...
Mining Marshals Shut Down Illegal Gold Mining Operation in FCT, Arrest Two Suspects
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals have uncovered an alleged illegal gold mining operation in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and arrested two suspects. The operation followed credible intelligence and a petition alleging unlawful mining activities within the coordinates of a valid exploration licence. Acting on the tip-off, operatives of the specialised...
Nigeria’s mineral exports rise by 83 per cent in first half of 2026 – NBS data
Nigeria’s solid mineral exports rose sharply in the first half of 2026, increasing by 83.4% year-on-year to ₦249.70 billion as mining activity and mineral shipments expanded.Data from National Bureau of Statistics showed that exports climbed from ₦136.17 billion in the first half of 2025 to ₦249.70 billion in the corresponding period of 2026, an increase of ₦113.53 billion. The growth...
BEYOND THE PIT: The Unfinished Promise of Mining to Nigeria’s Host Communities
Mining companies are building schools, clinics, roads and water projects in communities sitting on Nigeria’s mineral wealth. But beneath the photographs of commissioned projects is a harder question: are these interventions transforming host communities—or merely buying social acceptance for extraction? The signboard is impressive.It carries the name of the mining company, the date of commissioning and a message about partnership...
Navigating the Shifts: Nigeria’s New Mining Tax Law and Its Multi-Layered Impact
*Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake. The landmark structural shake-up under the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) of 2025 completely alters the country’s mining fiscal regime. Taking full regulatory effect on January 1, 2026, the new regime aggressively overhauls the decade-old fiscal framework previously governed by the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act of 2007.The President Bola Tinubu-led administration...
Mapping the Massive Jobs Surge in Nigeria’s Mining Sector
*A Lithium Processing Plant In Nigeria. For decades, Nigeria's economic narrative was trapped in a single chapter: crude oil. However, a quiet but rapid transformation is taking place beneath the soil. Driven by aggressive institutional changes and an unprecedented global rush for energy-transition minerals, Nigeria’s solid minerals sector is undergoing an expansion. Recent data reveals that the solid minerals sector has...
How Nigeria Mining Week Catalyzed a Mineral Revolution
Over the past 11 years, the annual Nigeria mining Week has evolved from a local gathering into West Africa's premier platform for policy reform, investment matchmaking, and strategic dialogue in the solid minerals sector. For decades, Nigeria's vast wealth of over 44 commercial mineral types—including gold, coal, limestone, and critical energy transition metals like lithium—remained largely overshadowed by the oil...
Lawmaker Visits Enugu Coal Camp After Resident Drowns in Abandoned Mining Site
The Member representing Enugu North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chimaobi Sam Atu, has visited Aja-Agu Community in Coal Camp, Enugu State, following the death of a resident, Ifeanyichukwu Asonye, who reportedly drowned at an abandoned coal mining site. Asonye reportedly died on Sunday evening, September 6, 2026, after drowning at one of the old...
The Miners Magazine announces Special Commemorative Edition for 2026 Nigeria Mining Week; Opens Premium Cover Wrap, Special Page Advert and Spotlight Opportunities
*TheMiners Executive team with National President of MAN, Dele Ayanleke (second left) at the 2025 NMW Ahead of the highly anticipated 2026 Nigeria Mining Week, Miners Communications Limited, publishers of The Miners magazine (print and Digital), the Nigeria’s leading publication for mineral sector intelligence, policy analysis, and executive insights, has officially announced the upcoming release of its 2026 Nigeria Mining...
