53+ min ago   (460+ words) In a major bid to sanitise its extractive sector, the Ebonyi State Government has officially inaugurated a specialised Task Force on Solid Minerals Development. The strategic move aims to enforce regulatory compliance, suppress illegal mining operations, and plug severe revenue…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (326+ words) The Senate has asked the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, to conduct a comprehensive audit of all licensed miners and their areas of operation across the country to strengthen monitoring and regulation of mining activities. The…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (547+ words) The Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Chinedum Nkah said that the state government will commence rigorous, unannounced inspections of all mining sites starting next week to enforce compliance. ​The Ebonyi State Government has unveiled a tougher regulatory framework for the…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago   (251+ words) Cameroon’s government announced Wednesday it was cracking down on its gold mining sector over discrepancies between the volumes produced and declared by companies, potentially costing billions in lost tax revenue. Cameroonian authorities estimate that the illegal export of gold to…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (262+ words) Residents of Amaibo Nguru Community in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest over the alleged environmental degradation and growing insecurity caused by illegal mining activities in the area. The protesters, made up…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (224+ words) The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals have arraigned 15 Chinese nationals and nine Nigerians before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged illegal mining activities in Nasarawa State. The defendants were brought before Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (830+ words) Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake and the The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye, Alparslan Bayraktar during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation in solid minerals in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (85+ words) Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake and the The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye, Alparslan Bayraktar during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation in solid mi Channels…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (367+ words) It said over 327 persons, including foreign nationals, have been apprehended for illegal mining, with about one hundred and forty-two of them currently facing prosecution. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has disclosed that foreign nationals apprehended for illegal…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (358+ words) The Democratic Republic of Congo announced Monday it was setting up a paramilitary unit to secure mining sites in the country, which has abundant deposits of sought-after minerals. The central African nation produces around 70 percent of global cobalt output — key…...