Mining
2 Aug
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the capital market community are to partner with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and other stakeholders to promote the use of alternative means of raising capital such as non-interest products, tokenisation of assets as well as adopting technologies to boost the non-oil sector.
1 Aug
Struggling to make N505 billion in five years, Nigeria’s mining industry still has a long way to go if the country’s target of increasing the sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product...
25 Jun
Following the rising spate of mining activities in some parts of Plateau, young people have abandoned their academic pursuits and have ventured into artisanal mining.
9 May
Federal Government, yesterday, presented certificates of accreditation to 19 institutions. The gesture was intended to boost standards of education obtained by persons qualified to practice as registered mining engineers, geoscientists and other professionals in the extractive industry.
22 Feb
The Federal government, through the Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), has conducted a mineral clinic across the country to boost the mining sectors for economic diversification.
26 Jan
President and founder of Women In Mining in Nigeria (WIMIN), Janet Adeyemi, has lamented gender inequality in the mining sector, noting that other developed nations have broken the barrier.
30 Nov 2022
Stakeholders in Nigeria's mining sector have backed the Electronic Mining Cadastre Plus (eMC+), stating that the online application is key for diversifying the economy.
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Nigeria and Egypt have signed partnership agreements worth 30 million dollars between business organisations from both countries at the end of the maiden edition of the Nigeria-Egypt Trade Conference and Exhibition (NETCE) in Cairo.
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