The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD) have begun the sensitisation of artisans to check illegal mining activities in the Zamfara state. Commandant of the corps, Alhaji Aliyu Garba, made the disclosure on Wednesday at the inauguration of the exercise at Kucheri […]
Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, says Nigeria is determined to play prominent role in the world mining industry. The minister stated this in a statement issued by Mrs. Idowu Jokpeyibo on behalf of the ministry`s director of press on Sunday in Abuja. Jokpeyibo said the minister gave the assurance when he […]
Ekiti State deputy governor, Prof Kolapo Olusola has described the comment attributed to the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi over the forthcoming governorship election in the State as an empty boast. Fayemi had allegedly recently threatened that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will use every power to capture Ekiti State in […]
The Federal Government has said it is working to develop a National Action Plan, NAP, to reduce the use of mercury in Nigeria. Dr Abdukadir Muazu, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, said this in Abuja at a workshop for National Comprehensive Analysis of Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining Sector. Sand […]
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has described the N-Power programme of the APC government under President Buhari as “propaganda”. Abaribe, who doubles as Chairman, South-East caucus in the Senate, also declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will return to power in 2019. In a chat with […]
The Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy, has expressed worry over the refusal of electricity consumers in the country, especially in the South-South geopolitical zone of the country, to pay their bills. Chairman of the committee, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, disclosed this when he led six other members of the committee on an oversight […]