FG Says "50 Junior Firms Now Doing Formal Mining In Nigeria" About 50 junior mining firms are now doing formal mining in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr Bawa Bwari, has said. Bwari said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the...

FG Makes N10.97bn In Mining Fees, Royalties In four Years Even though the Federal Government had anchored a significant part of its diversification programme on the mining sector, it made only N10.97bn from fees and royalties paid by mining operators in four years, an investigation...

Invest In Mines To Curb Illegal Migration, FG Tells Investors   The Federal Government on Tuesday told global stakeholders in the mining industry to curb illegal migration of youths from Africa to Europe and the Americas by investing in mining in the continent. Speaking at the Mines...

Mining: State Closing Sites Over Tax Disputes   Some state governments have been closing some mining operations over disputed tax obligations, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr Bawa Bwari, has said. Bwari said this in a keynote address delivered at the Second National...