3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (325+ words) Agriculture and manufacturing sectors recorded sharp rises in output while the services and the wholesale and retail sectors booked modest growth in the month of July 2026. This was reported in the Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), whose…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (284+ words) Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has directed security agencies to take decisive action against illegal mining, declaring that no individual should be spared, even if the offender was a member of his own family....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (577+ words) Folalumi Alaran in Abuja Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have renewed calls for African countries to take greater control of the continent’s vast mineral resources through local value addition, regional cooperation, strategic financing and ownership of mineral data…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (793+ words) •Seeks more funding for exploration, says raw material supply will not delay steel production The National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency (NSRMEA) has declared that Nigeria possesses an estimated three billion tonnes of iron ore reserves, enough to sustain operations…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (410+ words) Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Senate on Wednesday directed far-reaching reforms to improve safety standards in Nigeria’s mining sector following the deaths of 20 artisanal miners in a landslide at Alufele in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, urging the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (231+ words) The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have agreed to deploy digital identity infrastructure to strengthen regulation, improve transparency and curb illegal mining as part of ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. Minister…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (619+ words) ILLICIT MINING AND NATIONAL SECURITY THISDAYLIVE ILLICIT MINING AND NATIONAL SECURITY Government should identify and prosecute profiteers of insecurity around the mines An investigative report, ‘The Shadow Owners,’ published by the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics Limited (AERE) has…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (233+ words) Segilola Resources Operating Limited (SROL) has reaffirmed its commitment to responsible mining and sustainable development through its participation at the 5th edition of the Africa Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS), held from June 23–25, 2026, at the State House Conference Centre,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (407+ words) Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke has taken bold steps to tackle increasing security challenges within the Osun mining sector, convening a stakeholders’ conference to develop security architecture and curtail inflow of suspected bandits into Osun mining sector. Addressing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (771+ words) An investigative report has alleged that the country’s worsening insecurity in several mineral-rich states is being driven by powerful economic interests seeking control of the country’s vast solid mineral deposits. The report, titled “The Shadow Owners”, and published by the…...