The Federal Government has indefinitely suspended mining activities within the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) campus and the OAU Teaching Hospitals Complex in Ile-Ife, Osun. This is pending investigations into suspected illegal mining activities in the area. The Minister of Solid…
The 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…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has warned that no mining license would be issued to prospective investors without requisite plans for value addition on minerals. Alake gave the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has urged mineral- rich African countries to use their proven mineral reserves as equity in joint ventures. The Minister made the call while speaking at the Ministerial Roundtable on Powering Africa…
The Government of Nigeria and the United States (U.S.) have established a joint working group, to chart modalities for mining development. The group was established during a meeting between the Nigerian delegation led by its Minister of Solid Minerals Development,…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said the federal government is yet to recover a swooping debt of over N2 trillion from miners and operators in the country. The minister, represented by the Acting Zonal Mines Officer,…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, says mining firms will be sanctioned if they do not comply with the revised Community Development Agreements (CDA). Alake gave the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media,…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said security agencies would chart modalities for securing Nigeria’s natural resources. Alake made this disclosure at a news conference, shortly after the meeting of the Presidential Inter-Ministerial Committee on Securing…
The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development is partnering with the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to drive reforms in the sector. Its minister, Dr Dele Alake has said. Alake disclosed this while receiving a delegation of EITI led by…
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, on Monday in Ibadan said the Federal Government was committed to ending illegal mining in the country’s mining sector. Alake spoke when he led a Federal Government delegation to pay a condolence visit…
