Illegal mining operations attract jail term, not fines – Mining Marshals boss Onoja
L-R: Engr Obadiah Nkom of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office and Mr Attah Onoja of the Mining Marshals Illegal mining operators across the country face prosecution and imprisonment by a court of law if they did not desist, the Commander of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Mining Marshals, Attah Onoja has warned. Onoja also emphasised that illegal...
Mining Marshals dismantle illegal mining operation in Kogi community
The Special Mining Marshals of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have dismantled a major illegal mining ring operating in the Odagbo-Okaba district of Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State.The operation, led by the Corps Commandant, John Onoja Attah, resulted in the arrest of 17 suspects, impounding of three trucks, and the seizure of 39 motorcycles used...
Tinubu’s mining reforms yield six-fold increase in revenue, $800 m foreign investment- Alake
*Photo: President Bola Tinubu* Nigeria's solid minerals sector, driven by the President Bola Tinubu administration's new policy of local value addition and a tightened licensing regime, attracted over $800 million in processing projects last year. The sector also generated over ₦38 billion in revenue in 2024, up from just ₦6 billion the previous year, despite receiving only 18% of its...
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...
