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The revoked 928 dormant licences include 528 exploration licences, 20 mining leases, 101 quarry licences, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licences (SSML).

      The Nigerian government has announced the revocation of 924 licences of dormant miners comprising exploration, mining, small-scale mining and quarrying. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Dele Alake, who made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, said the revocation of the licences is in furtherance of the government’s efforts to sanitise the country’s mining sector.

FG revokes 1,633 licences, reads riot act to illegal miners. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, made the announcement

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has revoked 1,633 minerals titles previously given to non-complying mining companies.

The Federal Government has revoked 1,633 mineral titles due to non-compliance of the mining companies to pay mandatory annual service fees of N1,500 per

The federal government has revoked a total of 1,633 mineral titles after the affected mining companies failed to pay the stipulated administrative fees.

“In line with the powers conferred on me by the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007, Section 5 (a), I have approved the revocation of the 1,633 titles," the minister said.