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Mining boss Akogwu, bags Entrepreneurship highest honour

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By Kingsley Chukwuka A Mining guru and philanthropist, Mr. Denzel Henry Akogwu has been conferred with a highest professional honour, known as the “Grade of FELLOW”, from the International Institute of Professional Corporate Entrepreneurship and Leadership (IIPCEL). Akogwu who is

Business

Ghana pushes to formalise gold mining, seeks global investment to curb illicit trade

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 April 2025 0

BY MOTOLANI OSENI Stakeholders in Africa’s mining sector are intensifying efforts to tackle illegal gold mining while courting international investment to unlock the sector’s economic potential. The upcoming Mining in Motion Summit, scheduled for 2nd to 4th June 2025 in Accra, Ghana, will serve as a platform for charting a new course for responsible gold […]

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Meet the Officer Who Rejects Lucrative Bribes to Secure Nigeria’s Mining Sector

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His name is John Onoja Attah, Nigeria ‘s commander of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps special mining marshals who on many occasions have refused mouthwatering bribe monies from illegal miners. The bribe money was to make him look the other way while they engage in their illicit dealings. Not once but many times, […]

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African Mining Week targets $2bn annual revenue with value-added strategies

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African Mining Week (AMW) 2025, taking place in Cape Town from October 1-3, will center on the theme, From Extraction to Beneficiation: Unlocking Africa’s Mineral Wealth. The event will highlight initiatives aimed at enhancing Africa’s mineral value chains and promoting local processing to drive economic growth. Research indicates that Africa could generate up to $2 […]

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Illegal Mining: Military, Police not involved- CDS, IGP tell Reps

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 July 2024 0

…Say ‘We don’t provide security for miners’ By Tom Okpe The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen Christopher Musa, has denied that members of the Armed Forces provide security for illegal mining sites and miners in the country. Also denying the allegation was the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, who said his men […]

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Senators move against illegal mining, attendant killings with legislation

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..Bemoan ‘burial’ of 30 illegal gold miners in Niger BY HARUNA SALAMI The huge cost of illegal mining in human lives and the economy have triggered the efforts of the National Assembly to curb the menace through appropriate legislation. The most disturbing one is the recent incident of the landslide that buried 30 informal miners […]

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FG to deploy technology for surveillance of mining sites

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…To establish six mineral centres to boost sector Dr Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, says the Federal Government will deploy technology for the surveillance of mining sites across the country. Alake said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the technology […]

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Gov Uzodimma bans mining in Owerri

Ihesiulo Grace 26 June 2020 0

Imo Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, has banned all mining activities in Owerri and its environs to preserve the environment against effects of erosion and flooding. Uzodinma, represented by the State Commissioner for Petroleum and Environment, Dr Ikechukwu Njoku, gave the order while speaking with newsmen in Owerri on Friday. APC NEC meeting and implications of […]

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Oyetola seeks US support in education, mining, agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state has solicited support of the United States of America in the area of vocational education and mining. Gov. Oyetola made the remarks during a courtesy visit by the US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo and her team to his office on Monday in Osogbo. The governor said the state needs […]

Business

Dangote restates commitment to Nigeria’s economic development through continuous, investments, others

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2019 0

…As Dangote Cement targets $600m annual exports to African countries President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has restated his Group’s commitment to Nigeria’s economic development through continuous innovation, value creation and investments. This is just as he disclosed that Dangote Cement’s exports to other countries are targeted to rise to $600m

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CSO intervention yielding sustainability in mining sector-consensus forum

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2018 0

The intervention of the Civil Society Organisation in the mining sector in Ekiti State is already yielding results. This among others were the submission of stakeholders during a consensus forum organised in Ado Ekiti which focussed on policy dialogue on mining security and the challenges of sustainability in Ekiti State on Thursday. Some of the […]

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Two killed as mining site collapses in Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2018 0

The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the death of two persons in a mining collapse which occurred in Wase Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Terms Tyopev, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Jos. Tyopev told NAN that the incident took place on April […]

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Group kicks against rock blasting in residential areas

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2018 0

A non-governmental, non-profit organization Urban-Rural Environmental Defenders (U-RED) has raised the alarm over “continued indiscriminate and unsafe blasting of rocks at residential areas across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and environs.   Speaking at a sensitization workshop organized for village heads, community leaders and other stakeholders on Thursday at

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Mining Stakeholders counsel on environmental protection

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2018 0

Stakeholders in mining have stressed the need for miners to embrace decent mining activities, ensure adherence to government standards as well as see to the protection of environment and Corporate Social Responsibility. Participants made the submission at a one-day policy dialogue which was convened by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre

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Nigeria loses $9bn to illegal mining in two years

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2017 0

….approves N987m to 50 vehicles to curb menace, N616m FCT irrigation maintenance The Federal Government has disclosed that it has lost $9 billion to the export of proceeds of illegal mining activities in two years, specifically between 2014 and 2015. It also said that it has approved N987 million for the purchase of 50 Toyota […]

Features

ECONOMIC BOOST: Australian govt, NGO encourage women, youths to embrace mining

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2017 0

Edokpolor Osayande The Australian Government, working in collaboration with Conservative Environmental Growth and Development Centre (CEGDEC), a non-Government organisation in Nigeria have held a one-day workshop on building a local economic and social development initiative for women and youths in the mining sector. The event took place at the Olode Aquamarine community,

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CEGDEC urge women, youth on mining to boost economy

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2017 0

The Executive Director of Environmental Growth and Development Centre (CEGDEC), Mrs. Maryam Olayeni, has admonished women and youth to seize the opportunity of the economic down turn to invest and transform the mining industry in Nigeria. She made the call during a one day workshop the NGO held in collaboration with the Australian government at […]

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Nigerian Community rendered blind, homeless through mining activities

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2017 0

Residents of Ilode area in Ile-Ife, Osun state, have lamented that mining activities in the area is constituting life threats and hazards to them. The chairman of the Landlords Association of Olopo 11,‎ Mr. Olafare Olarotimi, stated that “the power from the mining activities has had adverse effect on their health resulting in “blindness, hypertension, […]

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Chief Festus Marinho and Dr. Thomas Asuquo Celebrates

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

It was celebration galore as Pat Utomi’s Foundation, Centre for Value in Leadership (CVL), again, honoured both Chief Festus Marinho and Dr. Thomas Asuquo in grand style. The duo were honoured for contributing immensely to the growth and development of the oil and gas business in the country. Chief Festus who is celebrating his 80th […]

Features

Our Generation Is Pinning Away – Coal Miners Lament

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

At one time the lifeline of people of the South-Eastern Nigeria, fortunes of the coal mining industry, along with other precious stones, dimmed drastically after the discovery of oil in early 1960. Miners made redundant by the oil boom that displaced the coal business, many of whom are in their 80s and 90s lament the […]