NIGERIA and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost mining cooperation, focusing on investment, knowledge exchange, and technology transfer between both nations. The agreement was signed in Abuja by Dr Dele Alake, Nigeria’s Minister of…
THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that the prevailing barrage of tariffs imposed by the United States may be a blessing in disguise for African countries. Alake stated this during the Fireside Chat session on…
THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has urged British investors to explore opportunities in Nigeria’s mining sector. Alake made the call when he received the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Jonny Baxter, on Monday…
THE Federal Government has lifted ban on mining activities in Zamfara, after five year of its suspension. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja. Alake said the move was made following…
THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has affirmed that reforms implemented by the Tinubu administration have led to renewed investor interest in Nigeria’s mining sector. Giving the keynote address at the Nigeria Middle East Investors Expo and…
THE Federal Government says it will revoke the licenses of mining operators extracting uranium illegally in Benue. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, disclosed this at a meeting with representatives of mining operators and relevant Mines Inspectorate…
MINISTER of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has inaugurated the first batch of Mining Marshals Corps to combat illegal mining. The presentation of the mining marshals took place in Abuja on Thursday. Alake said the mining marshals were drawn from…
THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has refuted claims that he has the ambition of becoming the next Governor of Ekiti State. Alake, in a statement on Monday released by his spokesman, Segun Tomori, stated that he has no interest…
THE Federal Government has assured Nigerians that those found culpable in circumstances leading to the tragic Ibadan explosion will face the full weight of the law. Speaking while visiting the scene of the blast for an on-the-spot assessment in Ibadan,…
THE Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dele Alake, on Monday, visited the site of the explosion in the Bodija area of Oyo State. Alake visited the site to assess the level of damage done by the explosion. The minister who…
