LCCI: FG Must Address Mineral Challenges To Reduce Oil Dependency The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has charged the Federal Government that, even though the policy to regulate the solid minerals sector in Nigeria has potential economic benefits, the need to address the...

Minerals Exported To Europe, Asia At Ridiculous Prices - FG   The Federal Government has expressed concern at the way minerals were being exported raw to Asian and European countries at ridiculous prices without value addition. It described this as a disservice to technological and industrial growth. The...

On The Industrial Internet Of Things (IIoT), by Inyene Ibanga       Minerals are a major source of income for many countries. They are the raw materials that drive the global economy. Most developing countries depend on these resources for economic development. Like in most other industries, technological...

We’ll Make It Illegal To Export Raw Minerals - Adegbite       The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that the ministry is working on law to make it illegal to export minerals without adding value to them. The minister said that Nigeria could...

Fed Govt Designates Seven Minerals To Boost Economy   The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, says the Federal Government has designated seven of the country’s strategic minerals to unlock the potential in the mining sector. The News Agency of Nigeria reports the minister...