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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Calls For Probe Into Geregu Power Acquisition, Mining Allegations
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (365+ words) Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and relevant security, regulatory, and anti-corruption agencies to conduct what it described as an immediate, transparent, and comprehensive investigation into recent reports concerning strategic asset acquisitions and allegations relating to…...
Nigeria Targets Turkish Investors To Unlock $750bn Minerals Sector
2+ week, 4+ day ago (168+ words) Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo U) with the Republic of T'rkiye to deepen cooperation in its solid minerals sector. The deal also opened new opportunities for Turkish investors in a market estimated to hold as much as $750 billion…...
Aondoakaa Calls On Benue Residents To Reject Land Grabbing Plans
2+ week, 5+ day ago (265+ words) The People's Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer for the 2027 governorship election in Benue State, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN) on Saturday called on the people of the state to remain vigilant and reject what he described as attempts to grab…...
Mining: Investors Set To Unlock $8. 5trn In Untapped Minerals
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (426+ words) Africa's Sovereign Wewlth Funds (SWFs) are increasingly being positioned as active financiers of the continent's mining sector and a vital tool for unlocking its over $8. 5 trillion in untapped mineral resources. With combined assets now exceeding $164 billion, SWFs are emerging as…...
Alake, Mining Giants, Industry Leaders Set For SOMEA 2026 Awards
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (378+ words) Nigeria's solid minerals sector is set for a historic and defining moment as some of the nation's responsible and innovative mining companies, industrial giants, policymakers, investors, and sector pacesetters emerge as nominees for the maiden edition of the highly anticipated…...
New Tax Laws: NRS Takes Over Collection Of Mineral Royalties
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (328+ words) Collection of mineral royalties from mining sector operators across the country will henceforth be the responsibility of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), while the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development will continue its technical and regulatory oversight on the sector. This…...
FG Moves To Strengthen Mining Laws, Stops Illegal Mining
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (500+ words) The President Nigeria Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), Mrs Rose Ndong, has said that the Federal Government has commenced the process of reviewing extant mining laws in the country. Ndong told journalists in Uyo yesterday that a review of the…...
Mining Dispute: FG Uncovers Smear Campaign Plot Ahead Of Tinubu's UK Visit
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (208+ words) The Federal Government yesterday raised the alarm over an alleged plot by an embattled mining firm, Jupiter Ltd, to orchestrate what it described as a campaign of calumny against Nigeria during the ongoing state visit of President Bola Tinubu to…...
Court Orders Britain To Pay "420m To 21 Coal Miners Killed By Colonial Masters
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) Justice Anthony Onovo of the High Court Enugu yesterday ordered the British Government to pay "20 million each to the families of the 21 coal miners killed in Enugu State in 1949 by the colonial masters. The massacre took place at the Iva…...
Powering Africa's New-Generation Energy System, Lithium Battery Value Chain: China, Nigeria Forge New Energy
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (333+ words) This signing marks an important outcome of strengthened practical cooperation between China and Nigeria, and represents a key step in GCL's active response to the Belt and Road Initiative and its broader internationalisation strategy. As one of Africa's leading economies,…...