The Nigeria Mining Week 2024 is slated to hold in November. Speaking with Audrey Bading MVE, the program director of VUKA Group and a mining stakeholder, Penelope Masilela emphasises the value of international involvement in promoting Nigeria’s mining potential. The Nigeria Mining Week 2024 will focus on the complex problems that the nation’s mining sector is currently confronting and how they may affect economic growth
Nigeria Steel Development: Dr. Chris Osa Isokpunwu Replaces Dr. Mary A. Ogbe as Permanent Secretary
Dr. Chris Osa Isokpunwu has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Steel Development, replacing Dr. Mary A. Ogbe. The handover ceremony took place at the Ministers’ Conference Hall, Ministry of Solid Minerals/Steel Development Headquarters, Abuja. During the ceremony, Dr. Isokpunwu expressed his commitment to strengthening and stimulating the development of
Miners Demand CBN Oversight of MIREMCO Funds
The National co-chair of the federation of Nigerian mining host communities, Abubakar Wushshi has emphasised the need to recognise the integral role played by host communities in Mineral resource extraction and the need for equitable benefit sharing. The federation of Nigerian mining host communities also urged to the National Assembly to include the deduction of
Mining Communities in Nigeria Seek 5% More on Resources
Mining communities under the aegis of the Federation of Nigerian Mining Host Communities and its civil society partners are calling on the National Assembly to adopt the inclusion of a 5% derivative for mining host communities, apart from the 13% allocation to the state to ensure equitable distribution of resources between the federal, state, and
Alake Pledges Environmental Safeguards in Mining
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake said the government is exploring ways to minimise adverse impacts of mining on the environment. He added that the government was seeking to do so while considering International best practices. Alake said this on Monday, January 15, in Abuja while receiving the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal.