Repositioning Africa’s Solid Minerals Sector: The task ahead for Alake, AMSG
Dr Alake (seated right) with Secretary General of AMSG Amb. Moses Engandu and other Ministers of Mines
By Laraba YakubuAfrica holds about 30 per cent...
Choosing the Right Excavator Size for Nigerian Mining Operations
By Tokunbo Aregbesola
Across many Nigerian mining sites, a familiar pattern continues to repeat itself. A mine makes a heavy-capital investment in a large excavator,...
Illegal Miner Jailed Five Years in Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, secured a landmark conviction in its crackdown...
China Mining Federation of Nigeria denies allegations of infiltration in Solid Minerals Sector
The China Mining Federation of Nigeria has denied allegations of “Chinese infiltration” in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector, describing the claims as false and unfounded.
A...
The Chef and the Crucible: How Kaduna State is Cooking Up a Mining Revolution
*Photo: Engr. Shuaibu Kabir Bello, MD/CEO, Kaduna Mining Development Company*
By Obinna Ede
Introduction: Development as a Deliberate Act.
Economic development is never an accident. It is...
Mining : How we are attracting lots of companies to Nasarawa State – Gov...
*Photo: Gov. Abdullahi A. Sule*
Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, has given insight into how his administration has been positively impacting on the...
The Geopolitical and Economic Imperative: Kano’s Reckoning with its Subterranean Wealth,-By Halima Imam
*Photo:Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State *
For centuries, Kano, Nigeria's ancient commercial heart, has thrived on the hustle of its markets and the...
Lithium Must Not Go the Oil Way,-By Umar Abdulsalam
*Photo: Umar Abdulsalam*
Just over five years ago, Nigeria reported the discovery of vast lithium, with confirmed deposits across 10 states of Cross River, Ekiti,...
Garlands for the Guardian of the Mines at 69,-By Kehinde Bamigbetan
*Photo: Dr Dele Alake *
On Monday, 6 October 2025, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Henry Dele Alake clocked 69. For many in...
Special Investigation: Inside Kogi illegal coal mining industry and Dangote Group’s alleged complicity
By Shakirudeen Bankole The presence of an open market for the sale of illegally procured coal in Kogi State is, well, an open secret to...
