By Oke Peter
As the popular third edition of Nigeria Mining Week (NMW) begins today, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Honourable Bawa Bwari, will be presenting a ministerial address on ‘New perspectives for 2018-2030: What has been achieved to date? How will future goals be achieved to ensure the sustainability of the Nigerian mining awakening as well as what should the global mining and metals industry expect from Nigeria, among others.
The event, organised by the Miners’ Association of Nigeria (MAN) in partnership with Spintelligent, PwC Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development is scheduled to hold at the at the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, Abuja between Monday 15 and Wednesday 17, October, 2018.
According to the organisers, highlights of the event include Pre-Conference Investment and welcome address by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Georgina Ekeoama Ehuriah.
Other industry professionals, who will be presenting papers on the occasion are: the President, Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Alhaji Sani Shehu, the Director, Head Mining Industry, PwC, Nigeria, Habeeb Jaiyeola; Director of Strategic Communications, Nigeria Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), Emeka Offor; the Director Economic Geologist, Nigeria Geological Survey Agency, Garba Abdulrasaq, Head Consulting and Mining Leader, PwC, Nigeria, Cyril Azobu; Group Director, Mining and Agriculture, Spintelligent, South Africa, Emmanuelle Nicholls; Country and Regional Senior Partner, West, PwC, Nigeria, UyiAkpata;
Others are: Head of Strategic Office of the National Security Advisor to the President, Colonel Kasim; President of the ECOWAS Federation of Chambers of Mines, Ghana, Kwame Addo-Kufuor and the Chairman, NACCIMA Mining Group, Nigeria, Peter Elosia.
Discussions at the event will focus on how to drive the sector forward, provides match making platform for would-be investors and a mentoring program.”
It will also offer a one-stop-shop to engage directly with policy makers, financiers and mining investors as well as the opportunity to gain the most current information on geophysical data on the resources available to explore in Nigeria.
