Kaduna Assembly passes bill establishing Kaduna State Mining Development Company
*Kaduna Governor Uba Sani The Kaduna State House of Assembly has passed a bill establishing the Kaduna State Mining Development Company as part of its efforts to enhance the state’s revenue generation and tackle the challenges of illegal mining. The bill, which is titled “A Bill for a Law to Establish the Kaduna State Mining Development Company, 2025,” was approved during...
‘With Africans for Africa Initiative, we are determined to create wealth for a critical mass of Africans’ – Tim Tokun, MD, Africans for Africa Initiative
Mr Tim Tokun is the Managing Director of the Africans For Africa Initiative. He is also Managing Partner at Motimosé Metals. He spoke with Editors of TheMiners about the importance of A4A Initiative and the progress recorded almost one year after its launch as AFNIS 2024. Excerpts: Q: The MoU signing for the 'Africans for Africa' Initiative took place at...
Defamation: Onoja, Commander of the Mining Marshals sues The Guardian for N2b
* Onoja (left) with some grateful community leaders after a successful anti illegal mining operation Commander of the Mining Marshals, Mr Attah John Onoja, has filed a suit at an Abuja High Court against The Guardian Newspaper, demanding ₦2 billion in exemplary damages over a publication he described as “false, malicious and unjustifiable.” Attah, in the lawsuit filed by his...
SA to Solid Minerals Development Minister establishes Foundation (Photo News)
*Photo L-R: Director-General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Dr. Muhammed Bulama; Chairman of the Abosede Tomori Foundation (ATF) & Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Segun Tomori; Representative of the Minister of Solid Minerals & Special Adviser, Hon. Kehinde Bamigbetan at the launching of the foundation in Lagos with a health outreach programme...
Segilola Resources support Osun host communities with farming initiative targeting oil palm, cocoa farmers
Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL), Nigeria’s first large-scale gold mining company and a subsidiary of Thor Explorations Ltd, has deepened its commitment to sustainable development with the latest phase of its Livelihood Restoration Programme (LRP), aimed at empowering host communities in Osun State. The new phase of the LRP was officially launched on July 1, 2025, at the Iperindo Community...
AFNIS 2025: FG to launch ‘Africans for Africa Fund’ to boost mining, natural resources development
The Federal Government is set to unveil a bold financing initiative known as the “Africans for Africa Fund” to mobilise capital within the continent for the development of Africa’s mining and natural resource sectors. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Abuja by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, during a briefing ahead of the 2025 African...
Russia eyes Africa as major coal export market
Africa has the potential to become a major market for Russian coal exports and could rank third after China and India in terms of supply volumes, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Dmitry Islamov has said in an interview with TASS. The minister noted that Africa’s population is expected to exceed 1 billion in the coming decades, positioning the continent as a...
The role of Public-Private Partnerships in Nigeria’s mining growth
By Engr Alexander Elemo, MNSE (Nig), FIEAust (Aus), & CPEng (Aus). Nigeria's mining sector stands at a pivotal juncture. Despite its vast mineral wealth—including gold, lithium, iron ore, and zinc—the sector contributes less than 1% to the nation's GDP. To unlock this potential, the Nigerian government is increasingly turning to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a strategic approach to attract investment,...
FG,UNODC discuss partnership to combat illicit financial flows in Nigeria’s mining sector
*Photo: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake (2nd left) welcoming the UNODC delegation led by Mr. Tom Parker(2nd right )* Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake on Monday received a delegation from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), led by Mr. Tom Parker, to discuss a partnership between the Federal Government...
Tributes flow as pioneer DG of Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office, Muhammed K. Amate dies at 72
By Bankole Shakirudeen AdesinaThe Nigerian mining industry was thrown into shock with the death of an industry giant and pioneer Director General of the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Engr Muhammed K. Amate on Friday, June 23rd in Maiduguri, Borno State. Amate, a philanthropist and community leader, was until his death Chairman of the Board of Steron Mining Company Limited, was...
