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Gov Lawal unveils $200m Zamfara lithium processing plant
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (397+ words) By Idris Salisu, Gusau Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has inaugurated a $200 million lithium mining and processing plant in Boko Village, Zurmi Local Government Area, describing the project as a milestone in the state’s drive for industrialisation and economic…...
Nigeria targets green industrialisation with critical minerals roadmap
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (306+ words) Nigeria is positioning its vast critical mineral deposits as the foundation for a new wave of industrial growth, following the unveiling of a strategic roadmap designed to convert the country’s mineral wealth into investments in clean energy manufacturing and domestic…...
Plateau mining communities living in fear of terrorists
1+ week, 1+ day ago (885+ words) File: Governor Mutfwang in an armoured vehicle during a condolence visit. By Golok Nanmwa, JOS Plateau State has long been regarded as one of Nigeria’s richest solid mineral belts. From tin and columbite and other precious minerals, the state has…...
Nigeria: AFA, Steron sign landmark MoU upscale lithium, rare earth devt
2+ week, 2+ day ago (215+ words) ABUJA – The Africans for Africa, AFA, Initiative and Steron International Resources Limited, Steron, Thursday, officially signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to accelerate the development of critical minerals in Nigeria. The agreement was signed on the main stage of…...
Nigeria's mining reforms unlock $2bn investments, ₦68bn revenue surge
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (428+ words) By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja THE minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has declared that Nigeria’s mining sector is shifting from informal extraction to structured industrialization under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, with reforms driving over $800 million in…...
Lithium Exploration: Nasarawa govt urged to sustain gains, investments
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (683+ words) Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule ABUJA – AS lithium exploration activities and investments continue to increase, some stakeholders have urged the Nasarawa State Government to sustain the tempo. The call was made ased on the significant impact made by a mining…...
Killings: Pateau police ban night grazing, mining
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (531+ words) …Hunt gunmen who killed 3 miners By Golok Nanmwa, JOS The Plateau State Police Command has launched a manhunt for unidentified armed assailants who ambushed a group of miners returning from a mining site in Chwel Nyango Community, Jos South Local…...
New tax laws: NRS takes over collection of mineral royalties
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (414+ words) Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), has taken over the collection of mineral royalties from mining sector operators across the country. This was the outcome of a meeting between the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr…...
Gov Otu bans illegal mining, orders 24-hour surveillance
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (663+ words) Gov Bassey Otu of Cross River State Cross River State governor, Bassey Edet Otu, has announced a comprehensive ban on illegal mining across the state following a strategic meeting with critical stakeholders in the sector. The decisive directive, which takes…...
Zimbabwe bans exports of all raw minerals
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) Zimbabwe has frozen exports of raw minerals and lithium concentrate, the mines ministry said on Wednesday, tightening control over materials key to clean‑energy technologies and defence industries. The ban takes immediate effect, covers all raw minerals already in transit…...