Category: Solid Minerals

Ms Olayinka Mubarak is the Group Head, Solid Minerals and Metals, Bank of Industry (BoI). The bank will be returning as a Platinum Sponsor at the 2018 Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja. In this interview, she explains sundry issues around BoI’s support for the Nigeria mining sector. Excerpts Can you explain the history of the…

By Oke Peter The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Honourable Abubakar Bawa Bwari said his Ministry has consistently been a critical player in advancing the alternative supply of energy for the country. He made this statement today during the Nigeria Mining and Geoscience Society (NMGS), and the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), 2018 NMGS-NGSA…

By Energy Worth  The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Muhammad Bello, on Friday, announced that all quarrying/mining activities and borehole drilling be suspended forthwith in the areas affected by the recent earth tremor. Affected by the quarrying/mining and borehole drilling suspension are Mpape, Gwarimpa and Garki districts. The suspension will subsist pending the outcome of…

The forthcoming third edition of the Kenya Mining Forum (KMF) will focus strongly on how the mining industry can contribute to the Kenyan Government’s ‘Big Four Agenda’ namely, manufacturing, universal healthcare, affordable housing, and food security. The event will take place between 12th and 13th November, 2018 at the Safari Park Hotel & Casino, Nairobi,…

The forthcoming third edition of the Nigeria Mining Week (NMW) organised by the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) in partnership with Spintelligent, PwC Nigeria and the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, has received strong support from leading market leaders, such as 3M Geo Resources, BARRON, AG Vision, Kian Smith Trade and Co, Meridian Drilling,…