A scramble for gold reserves dug up in illegal mines is fuelling violence by criminal gangs in parts of Nigeria, officials, ...

Nineteen Northern State Governors alongside their traditional rulers met in Kaduna last week Monday to rub minds and possibly ...

The Yauri Local Government Council of Kebbi State has imposed a night-time curfew in Yauri town following a violent clash ...

Armed bandits are seizing control of gold-rich regions in northern Nigeria, using the proceeds to fund violence and ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in a mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, a rights group said. Gunmen arrived on motorcycles in the ...

The service will secure mining sites, enforce compliance with mining laws, and support revenue generation from the country’s estimated $750 billion mineral wealth.

Highlighting recent progress, she noted that 867 mining licences issued in Q1 2025 generated ₦7 billion, signalling renewed ...

Senate on Wednesday, June 5, at plenary passed for second reading, A Bill For An Act To Make Provisions For Nigeria Gold Reserve Industry Framework, And Other Related Matters. The bill was sponsored ...

The report revealed that Ghanaian citizens are engaged in trade with JNIM, sometimes knowingly and at other times unknowingly.

The Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) on Thursday inducted and presented certificates to 259 ...

He said the gold production declined during the Second World War period and it was never recovered because mines explorations were abandoned by mostly colonial companies. He said they had declared ...

The Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (NMCO) has gone live on the Federal Government’s 1Gov application, deepening digital governance in the mining sector as revenues rose to N30.23 billion in 2025.