• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

FG To Promote Local Industrialisation With 2024 Mining Week

by Silas Ezeugwu
11 months ago
in News
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

The federal government will use the forthcoming Nigeria Mining Week to promote its critical minerals for domestic industrialisation and foreign investment.

Advertisement

Minister for Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, made this known during a pre-event press briefing to announce the 9th Edition of the Nigeria Mining Week, which will be held from 18 to 20 November 2024.

Dr Alake, represented by the permanent secretary, Dr Mary Ogbe, highlighted the importance of the Nigeria Mining Week as a forum that promotes Nigeria’s critical minerals, which offers significant opportunities for domestic industrialisation and foreign investment.

To this end, he stated that the annual gathering has become the premier platform for stakeholders in the mining industry to engage in meaningful dialogue that will advance the sector.

‘’The Nigeria Mining Week has grown to become the premier platform for stakeholders in the mining industry, both within Nigeria and across the globe, to gather and engage in meaningful dialogue about the limitless opportunities that Nigeria’s Mining sector presents.

RELATED

Solid Minerals Get Only N24bn Capital Budget Despite Needing N250bn

Federal Gov’t Orders Shutdown Of Illegal Gold Mining Site In Gwagwalada

17 minutes ago
Missing Crude: CSOs Dismiss Whistleblower’s Claims, Allege Extortion Attempts

Niger Delta People Live On $2 Daily Despite $1trn Oil Revenue — INC

18 minutes ago
ADVERTISEMENT

Dr Alake stated, “ This annual gathering has consistently catalysedadvancing the discourse on the critical role our mineral resources play in driving national economic growth.”

He averred that this year’s conference theme will use Nigeria’s vast mineral wealth for economic transformation.

He said,’’ The theme for this year’s conference, which we will reveal in the coming weeks, is centred on our shared commitment to utilising our vast mineral wealth to propel Nigeria’s economic transformation. This vision aligns with the federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which emphasises value addition, job creation and positioning Nigeria as a strategic player in the global commodities market’’.

ADVERTISEMENT

Furthermore, he revealed that discussions on this year’s Mining Week will revolve around critical issues affecting the mining sector, such as investment promotion, capacity building, technological advancements, and the importance of a well-structured community development agreement.

Esther Udoh, Director of the Investment Promotion and Mineral Trade Department in the ministry, said the themes would revolve around the regulatory framework in the sector, technology and innovation, social issues, environmental concerns,

For his part, the national president of the Miners Association of Nigeria, Mr Dele Ayanleke, affirmed that Nigeria Mining Week has lived up to its motto of “The One Event Shaping the Nigerian Mining Landscape.”

‘’The Nigeria Mining Week also provides an unparalleled exposition of whether large, medium or small-scale industry players, to the latest and emerging technologies and methodologies to enhance the high yield of returns on mining investments,’’ Ayanleke enthused.

Habeeb Jaiyeola, partner, mining sector, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Nigeria, asserted that the Nigeria Mining Week continues to be a platform where critical progress, challenges, and development points for the Nigerian Mining sector are discussed and solutions are preferred to ensure that Mining in Nigeria becomes shared prosperity for all Nigerians.

The 2024 Nigeria Mining Week, scheduled for November, will be hosted by the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in partnership with the Miners Association of Nigeria, PWC, and the VUKA Group.

 


Join Our WhatsApp Channel

Nigerians can now earn US Dollars monthly by acquiring domains cheaply and reselling for profits up to $18,000 (nearly ₦30Million). Beneficiaries include professionals, entrepreneurs, civil servants and more. Click here to start.


Tags: Dele Alake
SendShare10167Tweet6354Share
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Mango Foundation Set To Host 80-Man Basketball Camp

Next Post

2 Killed In Shops Demolition – Oyo Traders

Silas Ezeugwu

Silas Ezeugwu

You May Like

Solid Minerals Get Only N24bn Capital Budget Despite Needing N250bn
News

Federal Gov’t Orders Shutdown Of Illegal Gold Mining Site In Gwagwalada

2025/08/27
Missing Crude: CSOs Dismiss Whistleblower’s Claims, Allege Extortion Attempts
News

Niger Delta People Live On $2 Daily Despite $1trn Oil Revenue — INC

2025/08/27
Kola Confesses Feelings To Dede
Entertainment

BBNaija10: Dede, Kola Spark Intimacy Rumours After Late-night Moment

2025/08/27
IGP Redeploys FCT, Delta, Rivers Police Commissioners
News

IGP Speaks On ‘Cattle Theft’ As Terrorism Financing At INTERPOL Conference

2025/08/27
2nd Anniversary: Otti’s Gov’t Lacks Accountability, Transparency — Abia APC
News

Reverse Abia’s New Tax Regime, It’s Stifling Businesses, Ikonne Tells Gov Otti

2025/08/27
Oborevwori
News

Dafinone Felicitates Gov Oborevwori, Deltans On 34th Anniversary

2025/08/27
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Federal Gov’t Orders Shutdown Of Illegal Gold Mining Site In Gwagwalada

Niger Delta People Live On $2 Daily Despite $1trn Oil Revenue — INC

BBNaija10: Dede, Kola Spark Intimacy Rumours After Late-night Moment

IGP Speaks On ‘Cattle Theft’ As Terrorism Financing At INTERPOL Conference

Reverse Abia’s New Tax Regime, It’s Stifling Businesses, Ikonne Tells Gov Otti

‘Tinubu Directed Me To Work With You’, New APC Chair Yilwatda Tells Ganduje

Dafinone Felicitates Gov Oborevwori, Deltans On 34th Anniversary

Ex-Kogi Senator Faces Criminal Prosecution Over Failure To Pay Tax, Others

Police Restore Order In Lagos After Deadly Clash, Declare Land Grabber Wanted

We’re Committed To Tackling Climate Change Challenges — AbdulRazaq

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.