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Many feared dead as pit collapses in Kano
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (256+ words) Tragedy struck in Ridawa village in Ghari Local Government Area of Kano State when an unspecified number of brick workers were reportedly buried after a pit collapsed in the village. The incident was said to have occurred in the early…...
Three arrested for illegal gold mining in Borno
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (311+ words) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested three suspects for alleged illegal gold mining in Mallam Jakwa Town, Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Tuesday,…...
Prateek Suri’s Maser Group targets $50m gold deal
2+ week, 3+ day ago (286+ words) (L-R) Chairman of Maser Group, Prateek Suri, with the Minister of Mines of the Central African Republic, Rufin Benam-Beltoungou. Tech billionaire and Chairman of Maser Group, Prateek Suri, recently held a high-level meeting with the Minister of Mines of the…...
Cross River bans illegal mining after PUNCH report
2+ week, 4+ day ago (497+ words) Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has banned illegal mining across the state following a strategic meeting with critical stakeholders in the sector. The decision, which takes immediate effect, excludes operators with legitimate approvals from the Federal Government. The move…...
Suspending mining will harm economy, livelihoods – MAN President, Ayankale
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (423+ words) The National President of the Miners Association of Nigeria, Dele Ayankale, speaks with DANIEL AYANTOYE on the proposed ban on mining activities in the north by state governors and illegal mining activities in the region Your association recently kicked against…...
Many feared dead in Afghanistan gold mine clash
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (278+ words) A clash over gold mining in northern Afghanistan has resulted in casualties, a Taliban official told AFP on Tuesday, after a resident said multiple people were killed in the violence. "A clash between employees of a contracted company and local…...
Tax reform incomplete without mining sector inclusion – APC chieftain
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (577+ words) Former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde. A public policy analyst and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Babarinde, has urged the Federal Government to fully integrate Nigeria's solid minerals sector into…...
ALPi expands into Angola, deepens Pan-African footprint
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (724+ words) FILE: Court gavel and weight Africa Law Practice International Group (ALPi Group), a Pan-African corporate and commercial law firm, has announced the opening of a new office in Luanda, Angola, marking its first entry into a Lusophone African jurisdiction and…...
Nigeria needs credible mining finance system, SMDF warns
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (717+ words) The Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund, Fatima Shinkafi, has warned that Nigeria will continue to struggle to unlock its estimated $700bn mineral wealth unless it builds a credible, transparent and well-regulated mining finance system. Shinkafi, who was represented…...
Bayelsa bans illegal mining activities
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (505+ words) File: Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri The Bayelsa State Government has banned all unauthorised and illegal mining of mineral resources in communities across the eight local government areas of the state. The government also warned community leaders to desist from…...