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...
Guinea revokes 46 mining licences, signalling stricter oversight of major operators
Guinea has revoked the licences of 46 mining companies operating in the country, an anonymous government source stated on Thursday, while another said it could be up to 53 permits, in what some analysts see as a warning shot to larger operators in the world’s second-largest bauxite producer.The move comes amid growing resource nationalism in the military-ruled country and...
MCO DG to ECOWAS: Synergy within the region on mining will boost investment opportunities in the sector
*Photo R-L: DG of MCO, Engr. Nkom decorating Mr Madu Fika, Chief Geologist at Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum* Director General of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Engr. Obadiah Nkom has said synergy within the ECOWAS region on mining will boost investment opportunities in the sector. He said this on Friday when a high-level ECOWAS delegation visited MCO in Abuja. *Engr Engr. Obadiah...
Oyo Govt inaugurates joint task force on illegal mining
By David Adeoye Oyo State Government has inaugurated a joint task force on illegal mining to enforce the Executive Order 001/2023. The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said that the inauguration, which was held on Monday at Iseyin City Hall, Iseyin, attracted government officials, traditional rulers, community representatives, and representatives of security agencies. Speaking during the inauguration,...
Segilola Resources invites Osun students to apply for anti- illegal mining contest
Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL) has launched the 2025 SROL University Competition, inviting students across tertiary institutions in Osun to propose sustainable solutions to tackling illegal mining in Nigeria. With the theme, “Innovative and Sustainable Solutions to Curtail Illegal Mining in Osun State and Nigeria at Large,” the competition will run from Monday, May 12 to Friday, June 6, 2025....
Rockbridge prays court to dismiss suit challenging its quarrying activities in Benue
Rockbridge Construction Limited has urged a Benue State High Court sitting in Otukpo to dismiss a suit filed by three aggrieved Indigenes of Awulema-Alaglanu-Oglewu Community of Ohimini Local Government Council in Benue over alleged hazardous quarrying activities. The company, in its final written address filed by its team of lawyers, led by Emmanuel Ekpenyong Esq. of the law firm...
AFNIS 2025 secures support of German Chamber Network to expand international participation, investment collaboration
The African Natural Resource and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) has announced a significant new supporter of the platform, the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria (AHK Nigeria). The organization said the strategic collaboration will leverage AHK Nigeria's extensive network to promote AFNIS 2025, connecting German businesses with the multitude of investment and partnership opportunities available at the landmark...
Sierra Leone’s largest diamond miner shuts down, lays off over 1,000 workers
*Sierra Leone first lady leads a protest against working condition at Koidu. By Umaru Fofana/Reuters Koidu Limited, Sierra Leone's largest diamond producer, has halted operations and laid off nearly its entire local workforce of more than 1,000 employees following a protracted dispute over pay and working conditions.Workers at the mine went on strike in December 2024 but suspended their walkout...
