Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
Task force arrests 20 illegal miners in Taraba
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (265+ words) July 26, 2026 Andrew Ojih Nigerian News 0 The Anti-Illegal Mining Task Force weekend arrested 20 suspected illegal miners in Taraba state. The chairman of the task force, SP Emmanuel Jamu, said while acting on credible intelligence, the operatives apprehended the suspects when they…...
Can partnerships drive Africa’s mineral industrialisation?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1494+ words) July 14, 2026 Agency report Features 0 Beneath Africa’s vast landscape lies one of the world’s richest concentrations of mineral wealth. From cobalt and copper to lithium, bauxite, graphite and rare earth elements, the continent possesses many of the critical minerals driving the…...
Tinubu commissions Lithium processing plant in Nasarawa
3+ week, 3+ day ago (559+ words) July 2, 2026 Mohammed Yangida Nigerian News 0 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned largest Lithium processing plant in Nasarawa state, a Diamond New Energy projects. The ceremony took place on Thursday, in Endo community Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa state. He…...
Group demands detailed account of Zamfara state gold reserve initiative
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (659+ words) June 19, 2026 Moriamo Tukuru Nigerian News 0 A civil society group, Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development, has called on former Zamfara state governor and current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to provide a detailed account of…...
Mining crisis sparks tension in Ebonyi community
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (249+ words) May 12, 2026 Amarachukwu Egwu-Agha Nigerian News 0 Tension has continued to rise in Ohankwu community, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi state, over mining activities involving First Patriot Limited. The crisis Monday attracted the attention of the member representing Ikwo/Ezza…...
Alake endorses Solid Mineral Excellence Awards ceremony
3+ mon, 5+ hour ago (468+ words) April 26, 2026 Sunny Idachaba Business 0 The minister of solid minerals development, Dr Dele Alake, on behalf of the ministry has given his endorsement of Solid Minerals Excellence Awards (SOMEA) as part of the deliberate and intentional effort to eradicate the era…...
NRS takes over mineral royalty collection from mining firms
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (451+ words) April 3, 2026 Benjamin Samson Nigerian News 0 The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) will now take over the collection of mineral royalties from mining companies nationwide in line with ongoing reforms in the country’s tax system. Under the new structure, the Ministry of…...
China’s increasing influence of Africa’s Mineral resources
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (322+ words) March 23, 2026 Biliyamu Aminu Opinion 0 The minister of solid minerals Development Dele Alake prides himself on his recent re-election as chairman of the newly-formed African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) established by African Ministers of Minerals to foster cooperation among African nations…...
Oyo to ensure safe, sustainable mining environment - OYSMIDA DG
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (313+ words) March 17, 2026 Bayo Agboola Nigerian News 0 The Oyo state government is to ensure a safe, orderly, and sustainable mining environment, director general of the Oyo State Mineral Development Agency (OYSMIDA), Mr Biodun Oni, said on Monday at a meeting with miners…...