3+ hour, 8+ min 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…...

5+ day, 8+ hour 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 T'rkiye, Alparslan Bayraktar during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation in solid minerals in…...

5+ day, 8+ hour 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 T'rkiye, Alparslan Bayraktar during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation in solid mi Channels…...

2+ week, 2+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 4+ day 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…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (280+ words) Some brickmakers are feared to have lost their lives after a sand excavation site collapsed in Ridawa village, located in the Ghari Local Government Area of Kano State, on Wednesday. The incident reportedly occurred while workers were engaged in digging…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (387+ words) Retired US soldier, Captain Bishop Johnson, has identified weak policing at Nigeria's borders as a challenge exploited by terrorists to fuel insecurity at mineral sites in the country. Johnson said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television's The…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (292+ words) Niger's military regime on Sunday announced it was putting uranium produced by Somair " a subsidiary of French giant Orana, before the regime nationalised it in June " on the international market. Uranium mining in Niger is at the centre of a…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (388+ words) The government says the decision follows years of unregulated mining, resulting in devastating floods and soil erosion in the city. The Imo State Government has announced an immediate and total ban on all forms of mining and dredging activities within…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago  (306+ words) The country has poured billions of dollars into solar power, wind turbines, and green manufacturing and pledged to become a renewable energy superpower. Fossil fuel giant Australia's current policies put it on track to miss a two-month-old target to slash…...