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
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Fatima Umaru Shinkafi as the Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF). In a statement released by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, key appointments were also announced for the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), and the New Partnership
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has called on South African and international investors to tap into Nigeria’s growing mining sector, highlighting the benefits of recent reforms and an improved business climate. A statement released by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, noted that Alake addressed investors at the inaugural
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) and the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) have finished the second round of training certain employees from various offices and locations across the nation on mining site emergency management. The training program in Abuja came to an end over the weekend. The head of the SMDF’s Minerals and Project
A new program by the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) aims to empower 1,000 women in Nigeria by teaching them how to mine gemstones and make jewelry. The program, which began with a training session in Lagos, intends to increase economic prospects for women in the industry while maximising the potential of Nigeria’s abundant gemstone
Fatima Shinkafi, Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF); Abubakar Bello, CEO of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM); and Emomotimi Agama, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will spearhead discussions at the Geological Society of Nigeria (GSN) Round Table 2.0. This event is organised to address the financing challenges in
The Federal Government, in partnership with key players in the mining sector, has agreed to review mining licence rates following a three-hour meeting aimed at aligning the sector with current market realities and enhancing the management of Nigeria’s mineral resources. Segun Tomori, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, announced that
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