Pakistan to offer US firms concessions on mining as part of tariff talks
Pakistan would offer concessions to U.S. companies to invest in its mining sector as part of negotiations with Washington over tariffs, its commerce minister told Reuters, as Islamabad seeks to capitalize on the Trump administration’s interest in boosting trade with South Asia. Pakistan faces a potential 29% tariff on exports to the United States due to a $3 billion trade...
FCT, Mining Cadastre Office partner to resolve mining titles conflicts
*Obadiah By Martha AgasThe Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) says it is working with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to resolve conflicts between mining and land title claims.The Director-General of MCO, Mr Obadiah Nkom, disclosed this when an FCT delegation visited the organisation on Wednesday in Abuja.The delegation was led by Mrs Chinyelu Obrike, Overseeing Director of the FCT Department...
Plateau governor lifts order suspending activities of 159 mining firms
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has reviewed Executive Order 001 of 2025, which temporarily suspended all mining activities across the 17 local government areas of the state. Briefing journalists in Jos, Governor Mutfwang said the decision to suspend mining activities was not made lightly and not aimed at hurting or denying citizens their legitimate sources of livelihood.“I am fully aware...
Mining, automotive sectors to drive Nigeria’s industrial revolution – Tegbe
L-R: John Enoh and Joseph Tegbe The Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, Mr. Joseph Tegbe, has emphasized the importance of Nigeria's mining and automotive sectors in driving the country's industrialization strategy. He stated this during a meeting with the Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Senator John Enoh, to align on priorities aimed at repositioning the nation’s...
Global supply of clean-energy related critical minerals concentrated in few countries – IAE report
The sources of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries, thus leaving the global economy vulnerable to supply cutoffs that could disrupt industry and hit consumers with higher prices, a report by International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.Released today, the Paris-based International Energy Agency's report looked at the availability of minerals and metals that may be...
TheMiners gets marketing right for African Resources and Energy Investment Summit 2025 holding at Presidential Villa
Miners Communications Limited, publishers of The Miners Magazine and The Miners Online (www.theminers.com.ng) has been given the right to market the forth-coming African Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) holding between 15th -17th July, 2025 at the State House Conference Centre, Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Abidoye Abiosun,Director of Marketing, Miners Communications Limited, disclosed this in a press statement...
How unregulated artisanal mining fuels Nasarawa’s out of school children phenomenon
By Chris Nyamtu* Mother's and children at a mining site/Photo: Chris Nyamtu In Nasarawa State, a disturbing trend is unfolding. As the solid minerals sector is expanding, so too does the number of underaged children dropping out of school and heading into hazardous mining pits.Stakeholders are sounding the alarm, warning that the rise in child mining is crippling school enrolment...
Court orders deportation of 4 Chinese, forfeit of N134m to FG over illegal mining activities
The Federal High Court, Jos, Plateau State has ordered the deportation of four convicted Chinese: Liang Quin Yong, Wang Huajie, Zhong Jiajing and Long Kechong over their illegal mining of solid minerals in the state.Justice Dorcas V. Agishi ordered that the convicts be deported from Nigeria and banned from re-entering the country, while forfeiting N134 million recovered from them...
Tinubu Media Volunteers lauds Alake for reviving mining sector as ministry raises N6.7bn from license fees
The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) have applauded the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, for revolutionising the solid minerals sector in the country.In a statement signed by its Chairman, Chukwudi Enekwechi, TMV stated that the minister has succeeded in breathing life into an all-important sector that had, over the years, not lived up to its potential.The statement...
Solid Minerals: China to establish electric vehicle factories in Nigeria
*Photo L-R: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Ambassador Yu Dunhai of China * The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria has stressed the importance of enhanced collaboration between China and Nigeria in unlocking the potential of Nigeria’s Solid Minerals sector through the establishment of electric vehicle factories in Nigeria. Speaking while paying a courtesy visit to the Minister...
