mining

Nigeria, South Africa sign landmark mining deal

Nigeria and South Africa have formalised a new partnership aimed at revitalising mining cooperation between both countries, with a strong focus on investment, technical expertise, and technology transfer. The agreement, set out in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), was signed…

Nigeria, Venezuela explore mining opportunities

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake and Venezuela’s Deputy Minister of Mining, Alejandro Martinez have explored prospects for bilateral investments in the mining sector. This took place at the sidelines of the Investing in African Mining Indaba…

Niger Govt. inaugurates taskforce on illegal mining

The Niger government has inaugurated a taskforce on illegal mining activities in the state. Mr Yakubu Garba, Acting Governor of the state, inaugurated the taskforce in Minna on Monday and also announced the conditional lifting of ban on illegal mining…