Fayemi

FG needs $7bn to kick-start mines, steel industry

The Federal Government is seeking investments worth $7bn in mining and steel over the next decade as it targets the development of gold and iron ore extraction industries to diversify the nation’s oil-dependent economy. One of the government’s priorities is to meet the annual steel demand of 6.8 million metric tonnes, from a current output […]

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Explosives Diversion: Mines officers to be held responsible – Fayemi

Federal mines officers posted to the states will now be held responsible for the diversion of explosives for illegal uses, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said. Fayemi said this during a meeting with 37 newly-deployed federal mines officers in his office on Tuesday. The minister urged them to pay attention […]

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