According to Mkhululi Ncube, the African Minerals Development Center’s programs officer, Nigeria’s mining industry will be revitalised and the continent’s economy will undergo broader transformation thanks to the recently introduced African Mining Vision (AMV), which integrates mining into industrial and social development. He pointed out that by connecting mining operations to different industries, the vision
Reform or Bleed: Experts Demand Urgent Reforms in Mining Industry
Industry experts are urgently calling for comprehensive reforms in Nigeria’s mining sector, as its contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remains alarmingly low, accounting for less than 1 per cent. During the pre-30th Nigerian Economic Summit (#NES30) webinar, experts highlighted that despite ongoing federal efforts since 2005 to revitalise the mining industry—through the