The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has launched a capacity enhancement programme for the first batch of Nigerian mining professionals at Murdoch University, Australia.

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has noted Nigeria’s solid mineral wealth as essential to economic diversification, job creation, and sustainable growth.

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, generated N6.96bn in mining fees and registered 118 new private mineral buying centres.

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to regulate gold exploration in Zamfara State by introducing a standard operating code aimed at ensuring a more structured and transparent mining process.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the procurement of a N2.5 billion satellite surveillance gadget to monitor and combat illegal mining activities across the country.

FG Saves N900bn for Infrastructural Funds With a monthly deduction of N100bn from the gross revenue of the federation, the Federal Government has saved a total sum of N900bn proposed to be spent for state governments’ infrastructural development and security between November 2023 and July...