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NEITI Demands Urgent Overhaul To Unlock Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Wealth

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By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has unveiled an ambitious reform blueprint to reposition the country’s solid minerals sector as a cornerstone of economic diversification, job creation, and sustainable development. Despite Nigeria’s vast deposits of gold, lithium, limestone, tin, and other strategic minerals, the industry has remained grossly underdeveloped. According to […]

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FG Revokes 1,263 Mining Licences Over Unpaid Fees

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By OBIOMA TORI THE Federal Government has revoked 1,263 mineral licences for default in payment of annual service fees. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, approved the revocation on the recommendation of the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO). The licences revoked include 584 exploration licences, 65 mining leases, 144 quarry licences, and 470 small-scale […]

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