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Dauda Lawal inaugurates $200m lithium processing plant in Zamfara
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (353+ words) Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara, has inaugurated a $200 million lithium mining and processing plant in Boko village, Zurmi LGA of the state. The facility, Zamfara Lithium Mining and Processing Plant, is a joint investment by ZAM Mining Company Ltd, Bima…...
FG launches mining grant programme to fund exploration activities, geoscience research
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (504+ words) The federal government has launched the Early-Stage Mineral Exploration and Research Grant Endowment (EMERGE), a funding programme designed to deepen investment, improve data access and expand value addition in the country’s solid minerals sector. The initiative was formally launched in…...
Australian firm enters Nigeria’s lithium sector with acquisition of mining licences
3+ mon, 1+ hour ago (531+ words) Chariot Resources Limited, an Australian firm, has announced the acquisition of six lithium mining licences, marking its entry into Nigeria’s lithium sector. In a statement dated March 10, Chariot said the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) approved the transfer of the licences…...
Report: Weak sanctions, poor prosecution fueling illegal mining, illicit flows
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (883+ words) Poor prosecution outcomes and weak sanctions are fuelling illegal mining activities in Nigeria, allowing illicit financial flows to thrive despite increased arrests and enforcement actions, a new report has shown. The report, titled ‘Enablers of Illicit Financial Flows in Nigeria’s…...
Three killed as mining pit collapses in Ebonyi
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (364+ words) Three persons have been confirmed dead after a mining pit collapsed at Enyim Agalegu community in Ikwo LGA of Ebonyi state. The incident occurred on Saturday at a mining pit reportedly operated by First Patriots Limited, formerly known as Royal…...
37 miners dead, 25 hospitalised after suspected gas poisoning in Plateau
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (232+ words) At least 37 miners have reportedly died after being exposed to carbon monoxide, while working in an underground mining site in Zurak, Wase LGA of Plateau state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the incident occurred in the early hours…...
UK: We’ve not been notified of judgment awarding £420m to families of Nigerian coal miners
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (357+ words) The United Kingdom says it has not been notified of the court judgment that ordered it to pay £420 million as compensation to the families of murdered Nigerian coal miners. A spokesperson for the UK government told the BBC that it…...
Oyo suspends traditional ruler over ‘illegal mining activities’
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (219+ words) The Oyo state government has suspended Jacob Adefabi, the Sobaloju of Ofiki, in Atisbo LGA, over alleged illegal mining activities in the community. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Moses Alao, special assistant to the governor on print media, said…...
NSCDC commander: Criminals using illegal mining to finance violence
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (365+ words) John Attah, commander of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) mining marshals, says the country’s rapidly evolving security threats have outpaced the capacity of any single institution. Attah spoke in Abuja on Thursday at the 2025 RazorNews Inter-Agency Cooperation…...
Dele Alake: Some mining operators are threatening international arbitration over revoked licences
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (464+ words) Dele Alake, the minister of solid minerals, says he has received threats over the revocation of 1,263 mining licences for non-payment of annual fees, but insists that he would not be deterred from taking further action. On September 21, the federal government…...