Nasarawa Governor visits Diamond New Energy Lithium Processing Plant
*Photo: Governor Abdullahi A. Sule(right) during the visit on Wednesday* The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, on Wednesday, 30th July, 2025, visited Diamond New Energy Lithium Processing Plant in Endo community of Nasarawa Local Government Area. Governor Sule was at the factory to inspect its facilities and to ascertain the level of installation work ahead of eventual official...
Stranded miners arrive Nigerian Embassy in Bangui
The stranded Nigerians in Central Africa Republic CAR have finally arrived at the Nigerian Embassy in Bangui. It will be recalled that through a viral video, some Nigerian miners called for help and there was immediate intervention and swift response of officials of the Nigerian Embassy and CAR security who accompanied them from their location to the capital. The...
Kano Solid Minerals Ministry spearheads collaboration on exploration between investors and licence owners
*Photo : Malam Adamu Ibrahim Dabo, Director Public Enlightenment, Kano State Ministry of Solid Minerals and Natural Resources(left) during an assessment tour at a mining site located in Zainabi village, Doguwa Local Government Area of the state* In its continuous effort to establish Kano State as a premier destination for solid minerals investment, the Ministry of Solid Minerals and Natural...
EFCC Arrests Seven Chinese and Four Nigerians for Suspected Illegal Mining in Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eleven suspected illegal miners for engaging in mining activities without requisite licences. They were arrested on Thursday July 24, 2025, at Emem-Asuk community, Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, according to a press statement on Monday by the EFCC. The...
Ghana’s task force cracks down on illegal miners, apprehends 11 Chinese Nationals
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operation Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force has successfully apprehended 11 Chinese nationals and seized a substantial array of heavy-duty vehicles and mining equipment in a sweeping clampdown on illicit galamsey activities at Bole/Bamboi in the Savannah Region. The enforcement action, executed with precision on Friday, July 25, 2025, was prompted by cogent intelligence reports indicating unauthorized small-scale...
Experts link rising mining revenue to new licence rates, strategic promotion
*Olatunji By Martha AgasExperts have linked the rise in Nigeria’s mining revenue to new licence rates and strategic promotion of the sector, which has led to increased investment.The Minster of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, stated that in 2024, Nigeria’s mining sector secured more than 800 million dollars in investments for processing projects.Alake said government revenue from the sector increased...
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*
