Solid Minerals Contributed N3.5bn To Federation Account In 2017
The solid minerals sector contributed N3.5bn to the Federation Account between January and November 2017, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said.
Fayemi said this while giving an account of the sector...
FG Earmarks N20bn For Minerals Exploration
The Federal Government has earmarked N20bn for exploration activities in the solid minerals sector in 2018.
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this at the 2017 end of year ministerial press briefing held in Abuja...
THE Federal Government has set up a task force to begin nationwide crackdown on illegal miners as part of its commitment to diversification of the nation’s economy.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet members also held an anniversary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, where approval...
The mining sector would provide over 300,000 jobs and millions of indirect employment for Nigerians before the end of the year, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said.
He disclosed this at maiden Nigeria Mining Week, organised by Miners Association...
The federal government says that Nigeria, though rich in mineral resources, is not yet a mining nation.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dr Kayode Fayemi, made the remarks, at the 5th edition of the International Mining Investment Conference and Exhibition on Nigeria (IMICON) in...
