Nigeria has embarked on a new drive to turn its large deposits of sold minerals into major contributions to national income in order to diversify its foreign earnings away from oil. Recently, there have been key developments affecting the sector that are intended to make it more conducive for private investment. Nigeria is endowed with...
Before oil became the mainstay of the economy in the mid-1970s, solid minerals and agricultural commodities accounted for almost all of the country’s exports. The tin mines of the central plateau region around the city of Jos, and the coal mines around the southern city of Enugu had been opened up by the late 19th…
One of the key strategies of the current democratic government in Nigeria for economic recovery is the attraction of foreign direct investment into the country and the diversification of the revenue base of the Nigerian economy. The stated objective of the current administration is the reduction of dependence on oil revenue to about 50 per…
Laurel School of mines introduces the scholarship for job seekers training About the training: Mineral Exploration and Mining for investors…. This speaking program is for investors and other stakeholders requiring a background to mineral exploration and mining. In depth training of mining investment risk…so that those relatively new to mining can identify and evaluate the...
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Mining is one of the oldest economic activities in Nigeria. Organised mining in Nigeria started in 1903. Mining offers Nigeria potentials for job creation, foreign exchange earnings, domestic production and consumption, tax revenue and diversification of our economy from dependence on oil. It can employ at least 3million people, moving most of them to middle-class…
