Miners
31 Dec
Some stakeholders in the mining sector have commended the Federal Government for reversing the five year ban on mineral exploration activities in Zamfara. The stakeholders made the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN reports that the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, recently announced…
8 Nov
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has called for stronger collaboration between stakeholders in the solid minerals sector and the National Parks Service to combat illegal mining and prevent further mine collapses. The Minister noted that technical reports from field inspections indicated that the lack of professional skills in mine development by…
31 Oct
Nigeria's solid minerals sector, projected to stand at $750 billion by the Federal Government and presently being positioned as the new oil, generated a meagre $210 million (N345.41 billion) between 2022 and 2023.
22 Aug 2024
Concerned stakeholders in the Nigerian minerals and mining sector have alleged undue interference by state governments in mining operations in the country.
6 Jun 2024
The Senate has mandated the Committee on Solid Minerals to investigate the cause of a rockslide in Farin Doki community, Shiroro Local Government of Niger. The rockslide buried 30 informal miners alive at a gold mining site. This followed the adoption of a motion at plenary on Thursday in Abuja on an “urgent need to…
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The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Sunday said that Nigeria’s North-East Geopolitical Zone had a legacy project of President Bola Tinubu administration. The minister said in Lagos that the fourth legacy project of the administration stretched from Akwanga to Jos, Bauchi, and Gombe. Umahi gave the assurance at a stakeholder engagement on the…
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A 400-level student of the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA), in Katsina State, Sa'id Abdulkadir was killed by vigilantes Sunday night. Abdulkadir, who is an undergraduate in the Department of Agriculture, was shot dead while on a commercial motorcycle. It was learnt that the vigilantes at a checking point ordered the commercial motorcyclist to stop, but…
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The Federal Government has expressed concern about excessive speed by motorists on the newly rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos
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Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has pardoned no fewer than 43 inmates serving different jail terms across the various correctional centres in the state The pardon by the governor was part of activities commemorating his inauguration and his efforts in sustaining and enhancing reformative justice in the state. With eight of the convicts regaining…
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The Katsina State Police Command said it neutralised suspected bandits and foiled an attack in Dutsinma Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement, said the incident occurred on Sunday at about midnight after the bandits attacked security operatives in the area. "On February 23rd, 2025, at about 0057 hrs, a distress…
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The National Industrial Court (NIC), in Lagos, has ordered the immediate removal of Ottun Babatunde as the acting clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly. The court directed the reinstatement of Olalekan Onafeko, the former clerk of the House, following the ouster of the former speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, on January 13. The order follows…
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In the weeks leading up to the 2007 Kano State gubernatorial election, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a prominent member of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s cabinet, visited Kano to mediate between Governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The…
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The Edo State Police Command has arrested a member of a local vigilante in Benin City for allegedly killing an artisan and setting his corpse
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Estate surveyors and valuers have urged the federal government, states and local councils to reposition the tenement rate administration as a pivotal tool for achieving economic growth and development in the country.
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Amid his contentious suspension by the House of Assembly, the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, has vowed to remain in office until the expiration of his tenure. He addressed the people in Tiv at the burial of his mother-in-law over the weekend.