Mining Industry

August 09, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to intensify efforts to crack down on illegal miners across the country. The President, who also urged companies engaged in mineral exploration in the country to...

November 21, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has revoked the mineral titles of 1,633 holders with a stern warning to the former title holders to vacate all affected cadastres immediately. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, who disclosed this...

August 31, (THEWILL) - The Akwa Ibom State Government has closed down a Chinese mining firm, Ruitai Mining Company, for failing to produce an operation licence. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Uno Eno, said this when he...

August 30, (THEWILL) - The Akwa Ibom State Government has ordered closure of Ruitai Mining Company, a Chinese mining establishment, over failure to present a valid operational licence. Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Uno Etim Eno, who announced the...

The Senator representing Nasarawa South, Mohammed Onawo has said that he is sponsoring a bill to tackle alleged illegal mining by foreigners in the country. Onawo (PDP-Nasarawa) said this in Abuja while speaking with newsmen on his agenda for his...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 17, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that criminals have infiltrated the mining industry in the country. According  to the President,  most mining activities were done in remote places, making it easy for criminals to infiltrate...