Nigeria: Nembe Oil Spill Yet to Be Contained 10 Days Now – NOSDRA
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Sunday said a major oil leak in Nigeria’s Niger Delta is yet to be contained for about...
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Niger Govt To Exploit Gold Deposit In Minna
Following the disclosure by the provost of Niger State College of Education, Minna, Prof Mohammed Yakubu Auna that the school sits on large gold deposits,...
Institute kicks against importation of polymer by extractive industries
The Polymer Institute of Nigeria (PIN) has kicked against the importation of polymer by extractive industries in the country. The Institute noted that there are...
Why FG is unbundling Nigeria’s rail sector – Sen. Gbemisola Saraki
The Federal Government said the reason it wants to unbundle the commercial operation of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is to improve its operations and...
Perseus Mining remains a top pick in Canaccord’s September quarter precious metals recap
Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX:PRU, TSX:PRU, OTC:PMNXF) has remained the top pick amongst intermediate and junior gold producers in Canaccord Genuity (TSX:CF, LSE:CF)’s September quarter precious metals recap. The company...
Community mining good initiative, but monitoring required
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last week launched the National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme (NAELP) in Tarkwa in the Western Region, which is meant...
Rwanda Banks on Value Addition to Make Most of Mining Sector
The CEO of Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, Yamina Karitanyi, has encouraged mining operators to embrace value addition to cushion the industry against price...
Kabanga nickel, brand Tanzania: Can we take advantage
Nickel after extraction. Tanzania has potential to join other nickel producing countries around the globe after discoveries were made at Kabanga in Ngara District, Kagera...
SA has the potential to be a world-class mining destination but needs to fix the basics right
SOUTH Africa’s mining sector cannot be viewed in isolation from the political and economic landscape, and we must examine the broader SA Inc story to...
Electricity consumers seek review of privatisation, decry poor power supply
THE Nigerian electricity consumers have expressed concern over the poor situation of power supply services across the 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos), eight years after the...