Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has again challenged Nigerian youths on the need to change their orientation and position themselves as change agents for the Nigeria of their dream. The Minister gave this charge in his acceptance speech, after his conferment with the honorary degree of Doctor of Science in Public […]
Government has advised that pottery centers that had been lying idle across the country over the years should be resuscitated to boost job creation and employment. The Minister for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who was on a nation-wide tour of mineral mining sites, stated this in Makurdi on Thursday when he visited […]
…..as Minister urges oil companies to patronize local market The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has called on miners and processors of baryte in the country to process their products to the required standard that would attract patronage from the Oil and Gas companies operating in the country. Dr. Fayemi, along […]
Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development has urged Kenyang, a Chinese mining company to establish a mineral processing plant in Nigeria to reduce importation of minerals by miners. Fayemi made the call during a tour of the company’s mining site on Tuesday in Lafia. The Kenyang Mining Company Nigeria Ltd. is sited […]
Serious local investors and producers of high quality marble and granite products and local contents would be supported by the Federal Government to scale up their production. The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Hon. Abubakar Bawa Bwari, dropped the hint Tuesday during a tour of OFL Fujian Stones Marble and Dimension Stones […]
The Federal Government has urged mining operators in the country to focus more on beneficiation against shipment of raw minerals out of the country. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this Monday at Udegen Mbeki Development Area in Nasarawa State during a tour of mining sites in Ugya and Udegen […]
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, during his recent nationwide tour of some mining sites in the country held a town hall meeting with stakeholders in the sector to chart a way forward. Peace Obi reports Nigeria is richly endowed with a variety of solid minerals, but the vast potential of […]
State governments may be required to authenticate mining consents issued to miners by host communities in order to sanitize the process and minimize the rancor that had followed its improper handling among communities across the country. “Consent had been abused in some communities because at certain points it is difficult to know who is giving […]