The World Gold Council (WGC) on Thursday published a set of guidelines for gold miners designed to encourage high environmental and ethical standards. The guidelines are the latest industry code of conduct responding to rising pressure from consumers, NGOs and governments to ensure the gold market is free from criminality, rights abuses and benefits local […]
The Honorable Minister of Mines and Steel Development arch Olamilekan Adegbite has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Trade and Investment of the Russian Federation, in Sochi Russia. The MoU which is for scientific and technical cooperation in the field of Geosciences between Nigeria and Russia was signed during the Russia- Africa […]
The honourable minister of Mines and Steel Development arch Olamilekan Adegbite has praised president Buhari for his unrelenting drive to attract foreign investment into the mining sector. Adegbite noted that the president was at the forefront of diversifying the economy away from oil. According to the minister, no other president has shown so much resolve […]
The Nigerian government has expressed its determination to play prominent role as a world mining player. The nation’s assertion was conveyed by the Hon. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite when he appeared before the House Committee on Mines and House Committee on Steel to brief them on the activities of the […]
The Nigerian government has expressed its determination to play prominent role as a world mining player. The nation’s assertion was conveyed by the Hon. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite when he appeared before the House Committee on Mines and House Committee on Steel to brief them on the activities of the […]
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment towards improving the operations of artisanal miners by granting them access to funds to assist them in purchasing modern mining tools to ease their operations, increase revenue and take the mining sector to the next level. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, stated this […]
Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD) has disclosed plan to host the 4th edition of 2019 Mining Week, which is being organised by the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) in partnership with Price Water Cooper (PwC) and IPAD from Oct. 14 – 16th, 2019 at the NAF Conference Centre and Suites in Abuja. Speaking […]
As part of measures to cue into the President Mohammadu Buhari-led administration resolve to generate more revenue in order to lift up to one hundred million people out of poverty in a couple of years, the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in collaboration with its stakeholders have resolved to work assiduously in order to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the virtues of Nigerians living in South Africa and called on them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria. He made this call at a town hall meeting with Nigerians living in South Africa at the end of the 9th Session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (NSABNC). Buhari noted that […]
The 9th Session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (NSABNC) scheduled to hold between 2nd October to 4th October, 2019 commenced today. The meeting took off with a Ministerial Session at the Conference Room of OR Tambo Building, Rietondale, Pretoria, in preparation for the Thursday, 3rd October Bi-National Commission Session that would have the Presidents […]