Investors Laud Mining Roadmap, Plan Visits To Nigeria
Nigeria’s mining roadmap was investors’ toast as curtains drew over the 21st Africa Down Under conference in Perth,Australia. Ecstatic investors besieged the exhibition booth of the Ministry of Solid Minerals at the Pan Pacific Hotel venue of the event following…
Alake Secures Free Study For Mining Professionals From Australia
Nigerian professionals in the solid minerals sector will soon travel to Australia for more studies, thanks to a deal brokered by the Minister of Solid Minerals, Mr. Alake in Perth, Australia, on Wednesday. Presenting the request to Hon. Bill Johnston,…
FG Secures $3 Billion Steel Sector Investment for Nigeria
In a historic move that promises to bolster Nigeria’s steel industry, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has successfully attracted a monumental $3 billion investment pledge from Indian investors during the Nigeria-India economic roundtable in India. This achievement was met with applause…
SMDF Didn’t Sponsors 2015 Elections, African Cup Of Nations — SMDF Executive Secretary
The Executive Secretary (ES) of the Nigerian Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) Hajiya Fatima Shinkafi, has stated that recent reports by a section of the media that the Fund was involved in the sponsorship of the 2015 elections and the…
Alake Says Solid Minerals Will Contribute 50% To Nigeria’s GDP, To Create Solid Minerals Corporation, Mining Police
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Mr. Dele Alake, has said that the ministry will add at least 50% to the Nigerian economy, just as he said that the Ministry is poised to attract Foreign Direct Investment to the country. The…
FG Commits to Insurance Coverage, Unveils Overhauling Strategy for Nigeria’s Steel Sector Revival
The Federal Government through the newly created Ministry of Steel Development has taken significant steps towards rejuvenating the nation’s steel sector by announcing a comprehensive insurance coverage for all ongoing steel projects within the country. The Hon. Minister of Steel…
Nigeria Commissions World Class Kano Gold Souk To Boost Economy, Create Jobs
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in furtherance of achieving its mandate in diversifying and growing the economy, providing jobs for the teeming youths and growing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), has established the International Gold Souk Trading Centre…
Mining: Kano Gold Souk Will Draw International Attention To Nigeria Gold
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade has revealed that the establishment of the Kano Gold Souk will not only draw International attention to the Nigerian gold potentials but will also act as a…
Nigerian Government Drives Mining And Economic Growth With Establishment Of Kaolin Plant In Bauchi
In its determination to implement sustainable projects which will drive the development of Mining Sector and improve the Nigerian economy, the Federal Government through the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, MMSD, has established a Kaolin Ore Processing Plant at…
Sudan Crisis: NEMA Airlifts Assorted Food Items to Cater for Stranded Nigerians
To cushion the effects of food scarcity, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has dispatched assorted food items approved for the Nigerian Embassy in Sudan to cater for the stranded Nigerians that are waiting airlift in Port Sudan back home…
Development Of Barite In Nigeria: FG Commission Barite Plant In Ugaga, Cross River State
The Federal Government will ensure the development of downstream Barite Mining industries through the Establishment of the Barite Processing Plant in Ugaga Community of Yala LGA, Cross River State where the natural resource is found in vast quantities. The Honourable…
