One only needs to look at the sheer scale of mineral deposits in the North to understand the untapped potential that lies beneath the surface.
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Lawal argued that payment of such derivation fund would help the solid minerals-bearing states to provide more social infrastructure and facilitate rapid development of the states.
Nigeria is blessed with 44 different types of minerals in commercial quantities, found in no fewer than 500 locations across the country. Among these, seven are classified as strategic and critical for the global energy transition.
Nigeria has begun the process of refining gold, gemstones and other mineral resources in the six geo-political regions of Nigeria.…
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria has strategic mineral resources in its seabed, which will be exploited through adequate deployment of…
Uganda has announced that it has struck a deposit of 31 million tonnes of gold ore, with extractable pure gold…
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, says Nigeria is endowed with quality commercial minerals in over…
The federal government of Nigeria is to begin Airborne Geophysical Survey (AGS) AGS in 19 states of the federation. The…
An audit report of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, says the country earned a total of N79.9 billion…
Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, says the Federal government has began development of mineral resources…