Mining Sector: FG Acquires Drilling Rigs For Minerals Exploration In a bid to make the Mining Sector to contribute more to the Gross Domestic Product, the Federal Government has acquired two drilling rigs to be used in the exploration of minerals deposits across the country. At...

Oil: NNPC Worries Over Lack Of Exploration Funds The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, has raised concerns over the dearth of funding for oil and gas exploration in the country. Baru, who delivered an address on Monday at the 42nd Nigeria...

Solid Mineral Exploration cost Huge For Only Govt Says Bwari   The new Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Bawa Bwari, has said the cost of solid mineral exploration is too prohibitive for government to bear alone. Speaking during the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of...

Bitumen: 11 Firms Indicate Interest In Ondo Exploration   Eleven private firms have shown interest to partner with the Ondo State Bitumen Exploration and Exploitation Company (BEECON) through the State Development and Investment Agency (ONDIPA) to commence the exploitation and exploration of bitumen in the state. The...