After over 20 years of neglect, the Federal Government on Saturday promised to revive the Ladi Kwali Pottery Training Centre in Suleja, Niger. Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, made the promise when a delegation from the World Bank visit the centre. Bwari, who was represented by Mr Imeh Ekrikpo, Director, Steel […]
Stakeholders in the Nigeria Metallurgical Industry have unanimously embarked on initiating strategies to ensure transformative results in the sector, which plays a key role in the economic diversification agenda of the present Administration. The two-day summit with the theme: “Development of the Nigeria’s Metal Sector – A panacea for National Development and Imperative for Economic […]
Ministry of Mines and Steel Development is to work in collaboration with the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) towards controlling radioactive substance and related issues that might arise from mineral exploration in the country. This was the outcome of the meeting when the Acting Director General/ CEO, Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA), Dr.Yau Idris, paid a […]
Following the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Dubai recently, Nigeria and Dubai, UAE, have agreed to deepen their cooperation, especially as it concerns trade in gold. At a subsequent meeting between the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Dvelopment, Hon. Abubakar Bawa Bwari, and the Undersecretary for foreign Trade, UAE Ministry of Economy, Abdullah Al […]
●Holds Stakeholders Forum in Asaba The Federal Government has resolved to prioritize the resuscitation of the mineral and metal sector so as to pave way for Nigeria economic growth and recovery. Pursuant to this, government, through Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD) is organising the second Metallurgical Industry Stakeholders Forum (MISF) for metal sector […]
In a bid to curb the decline of investment in the mineral sector and generate foreign exchange, substitute for import and develop local industry to create job and wealth, the Government is investing N15 billion to upgrade geo-science data bank that will place the country in the world mining map. Minister of State for Mines […]
The Federal Government say it has discovered high quality of platinum group elements in a village in Niger. Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, the Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, announced this on Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony of AG Vision Mining Site in Suleja Local Government Area of the state. Bwari said that the large […]
The Nigerian government has given all foreigners involved in mining activities in Zamfara State 48 hours to leave the sites. The government announced a ban on all mining activities as part of measures to restore peace in the state. Bandits have been attacking villages in Zamfara for almost two years now. Hundreds have been killed […]
The Minister of State for Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Hon. Abubakar Bawa Bwari, has said that the various initiatives taken by the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in the last four years have repositioned the Nigerian Mining Sector to become investors-friendly. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Thursday, 4th April, 2019, when he […]