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The Trailblazing Impact of Hajiya Fatima Umaru Shinkafi

In an industry long characterised by underutilisation, poor investment, and opaque governance, Nigeria’s mining sector is gradually being reimagined as a frontier of national wealth and sustainable development. At the heart of this emerging transformation is the visionary leadership of Hajiya Fatima Umaru Shinkafi, Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF). Since assuming

How Dele Alake is Mining Nigeria’s Future with Grit, Strategy, and Ambition

There’s probably no more auspicious time to beam a searchlight on the efforts of Dr. Dele Alake than this Democracy Day, 26 years after Nigeria’s return to civil rule. As one of the unsung heroes of June 12, a journalist-turned-democracy advocate who stood on the frontlines of Nigeria’s political rebirth, Alake’s current mission in the