Enugu introduces new mining regulations to ensure fair revenue for host communities
The Enugu State Government has introduced new mining regulations aimed at ensuring fair revenue distribution for host communities and enhancing safety standards throughout the state.These reforms, which seek to formalize mining operations, are designed to strengthen accountability in the sector while ensuring that local communities benefit directly from mineral resource extraction.The announcement was made in a statement issued on...
Unlocking Nigeria’s Potential as a Regional Mining Hub
By Engr Alexander Elemo, MNSE (Nig), FIEAust (Aus), & CPEng (Aus). Nigeria, endowed with vast mineral resources, stands at a pivotal juncture to transform its mining sector into a cornerstone of economic diversification and regional leadership. Despite its rich deposits of minerals such as gold, iron ore, coal, and limestone, the sector's contribution to the national GDP has been modest....
Women miners need support, exposure to benefit from riches in the sector – gender institute
Women artisanal miners must be assisted to enable them access the huge resources in the mining sector, speakers at a programme organised by a non-governmental organization, Center for Gender Economics in Africa (CGE Africa), have said. They made the call at a one-day training workshop and sensitization programme for local women miners in Olorun, Kwara State capital. The programme was...
Trump signs controversial order to boost deep-sea mining industry
*Activists from Greenpeace holds a flag in front ot a deep-sea mining ship US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to expand the controversial but financially lucrative practice of deep-sea mining in a bid to lock down US access to critical minerals and metals beneath the seabed.The order, which Trump signed in private on Thursday, seeks to jump-start...
Alake backs Africa’s first Gemology and Gemstones Department at Abuja varsity
*Photo: Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake( centre) hosting a delegation from Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja* The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has pledged unwavering support for the newly established Department of Gemology and Gemstones at Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja. The initiative, the first of its kind in Africa, aligns with the minister’s strategic...
CSR: Segilola Resources unites Osun communities through 2025 football tournament
Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL) has successfully concluded its 2025 football tournament, a three-day sporting event that brought together 12 teams of male and female footballers drawn from SROL staff and host communities in Osun State. The annual tournament, held from Friday, April 25 to Sunday, April 27 at the Iperindo Community Field, was a testament to SROL’s ongoing commitment...
Solid Minerals Permanent Secretary, three others redeployed
*Photo: Dr. Mary Ada Ogbe* President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the redeployment of Four (4) Federal Permanent Secretaries. Mrs. Eno Olotu,Director, Information & Public Relations, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, said this in a press statement on Tuesday. She stated that "This redeployment is in line with ongoing efforts to strengthen the operations of...
Gunmen kill at least 20 people in Zamfara gold mining village
Gunmen have killed at least 20 people in an attack in a gold mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, residents and Amnesty International said.Details on a possible motive for the attack were not immediately known but Zamfara state has grappled with kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs, who also target security forces. Zamfara police’s spokesperson did not immediately respond...
US Tariffs: Blessing or Curse? Lessons for Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Development
By Engr Alexander Elemo, MNSE (Nig), FIEAust (Aus), & CPEng (Aus). The United States' recent imposition of tariffs—some exceeding 100%—has sentripples through global trade, particularly impacting the mining and minerals sectors. While these tariffs aim to bolster domestic industries, they have also disruptedinternational supply chains and trade dynamics. For Nigeria, a nation rich in solidminerals yet striving to enhance its mining...
FG collects N6.5bn Mining Fees, registers 118 Buying Centres
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake, Minister of Solid Minerals Development* The Federal Government collected N6,957,826,200 mining fees and registered 118 new private mineral buying centres in the first quarter of this year. Giving the details at the second Annual Mining Conference organised by Businessday newspaper in Abuja at the weekend, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, said the...
