1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (839+ words) Dele Alake, Minister for Solid Minerals Development As the Federal Government intensifies efforts to attract investment into Nigeria’s vast mineral resources and halt the export of raw ores, exploration geophysicists on Monday raised concerns that the country could one day…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (729+ words) President Bola Tinubu is set to lead a fresh continental push to stop Africa’s mineral wealth from leaving the continent largely as raw materials, as he chairs a high-level summit on critical minerals in New York next month. The meeting,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (591+ words) An earth tremor shook parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Tuesday, prompting the Federal Government to activate enhanced seismic monitoring while assuring residents that there is no threat to lives or property. Following the incident, the Minister of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (517+ words) A geophysicist and Magnetotelluric exploration specialist, Dr Oladejo Owolabi, has called on the Federal Government to establish a National Geothermal Exploration Programme to determine the country’s underground energy potential and assess how geothermal resources could help address Nigeria’s chronic electricity…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (836+ words) Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Henry Dele Alake and Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group at the Ministerial Forum on Crotical Minerals, Value Chain and Beneficiation: Pathways for African Transformation held in Abidjan, Côte…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (457+ words) Fossil fuels still generated 57 per cent of the world’s electricity last year despite the rapid growth of renewable energy, according to a report by the Pew Research Centre based on data from energy think tank Ember. The report said electricity…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (451+ words) The Federal Government on Wednesday launched the Early-Stage Mineral Exploration and Research Grant Endowment programme, known as EMERGE, in a fresh push to accelerate mineral exploration, support research institutions and promote local processing of Nigeria’s mineral resources. The initiative, unveiled…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (510+ words) The Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission has said that about N94bn is required to save the coastal community of Aiyetoro in Ilaje Local Government Area from extinction as persistent Atlantic Ocean incursions continue to erode the area. The Chairman…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (663+ words) The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, Oladele Alake, has called for stronger regional cooperation among African countries to reposition the continent as a major force in global mineral supply chains. Alake made…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago   (371+ words) Environmental compliance expert in the United States oil and gas sector, Emmanuel Ladapo An environmental compliance expert in the United States oil and gas sector, Emmanuel Ladapo, has urged governments to prioritise scientific environmental leadership in managing existing infrastructure. Speaking…...