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The Federal Government has urged investors to look at developing the nation's 42 billion barrels of bitumen reserves, which has

The Federal Government has declared that the proposed ban is to deal with the illegal mining activities which is has been established

The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, working with the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), has stepped up efforts to attract investors to the bitumen sector as part of the Federal Government's attempts to restrict the importation of bitumen into Nigeria. With 42 billion barrels of projected bitumen reserves, Nigeria ranks sixth globally. The NGSA

Dangote Cement Plc has signed a new refined five-year Community Development Agreement (CDA) with its Ibese plant host communities.

The Ludhiana police along with Mining Department officials conducted a big raid at Rajapur alongside the Sutlej where illegal mining of sand was going on.

The Minerals Commission has filed for a judicial review at the Court of Appeal in Accra to challenge a high court ruling on how much the Commission should charge for a right to information (RTI) request. The Minerals Commission charged The Fourth Estate $1000 in 2021 for information on companies…

Voters in Osun, a key state in Nigeria's southwest, will choose their governor for a four-year term on July 16, 2022. This marks the last major election before the country goes to the polls next February to elect a new president. Ahead of Saturday's ballot, several debates have been held among the leading candidates, including the two front runners — incumbent Adegboyega

Dangote Cement Plc has inked a new, improved five-year Community Development Agreement (CDA) with the host communities of its Ibese

LOs lose bid to change law

Will opening up natural resources to foreign-owned and large-scale mining boost the Philippine economy? For the government, the answer is yes. For environmental defenders, the answer is no.