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NIWIMNRO, AFA Initiative sign strategic partnership to advance inclusive mining in Nigeria
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (430+ words) NIWIMNRO team members with the AFA representative In a significant step towards promoting inclusive resource governance and ensuring that mining investments deliver tangible benefits to local communities, the Nigerian Indigenous Women in Mining and Natural Resources Organisation (NIWIMNRO) and the…...
FG announces discovery of platinum, lithium, rare earth deposits in Kaduna
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (646+ words) The Federal Government has announced the discovery of what it described as a world-class polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State containing deposits of platinum group metals, gold, nickel, copper, lithium and rare earth elements. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development,…...
15 Chinese, nine Nigerians arraigned for alleged illegal lithium mining in Nasarawa
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (909+ words) The 15 Chinese, nine Nigerians arraigned for alleged illegal lithium mining Twenty-four defendants, including 15 Chinese nationals and nine Nigerians, have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged illegal lithium mining activities in Nasarawa State, in a case…...
Tinubu's reforms reviving mining sector, attracting new investments - Minister
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (348+ words) Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, says the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu are beginning to reposition the country's mining sector and attract new investments into mineral processing and local…...
Nigeria's mining data exists online, but communities most affected cannot access it
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1087+ words) While government agencies maintain digital systems intended to support transparency and oversight in the mining sector, many affected communities remain unable to access or use them effectively....
Court jails truck driver for two years over illegal possession of unrefined Lithium
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (545+ words) Truck driver, Kasimu Bawa The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced a man to two years" imprisonment for unlawful possession of Lithium-bearing ore. Lithium is a key solid mineral on demand internationally for manufacturing of batteries. The trial…...
Nigeria's mining sector attracted $2. 6 billion in 30 months - Shettima
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (18+ words) "We are becoming a global hub for mineral refinement, beneficiation, and value-driven industrial growth," he pointed out....
Court adjourns Chinese nationals' illegal mining trial for final arguments
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) A mining site used to illustrate a story The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned the illegal mining trial of eight Chinese nationals and two others until 12 May for adoption of final written addresses. Trial judge James Omotosho…...
Again, Abuja estate residents protest Chinese quarry company's operations, death of six-year-old
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (991+ words) Residents of Aco, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) estate, on Saturday, protested the killing of a six-year-old by a stone from the blast operation of a Chinese quarry company, Dai Jin Jia Ltd. They also protested the persistent destruction of…...
New Tax Laws: NRS takes over collection of mineral royalties
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (463+ words) Chairman, Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji (left) and Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake during a collaborative meeting on mineral royalty administration at the minister's office in Abuja on Thursday Collection of mineral royalties from mining sector operators…...