China denies illegal mining and terror funding in Nigeria claims by proposed US bill, calls allegations baseless, harmful to bilateral cooperation.

The Chinese embassy also rejected the claim that it was funding radical Islamic groups and ethnic militias to protect its ...

Nigeria's Solid Minerals Development Fund trains staff to drive gold mining reforms, focusing on professional ethics to ...

The Federal Government’s Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (PAGMI) has recorded a major breakthrough with the eviction of ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) mining marshals have dislodged thousands of illegal miners from designated gold mining sites in Yauri LGA of Kebbi state.

Port Harcourt — As Nigeria’s solid minerals sector gains renewed traction amid government diversification drives, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is turning its gaze on the country ...

The Federal Government’s Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (PAGMI) has received renewed momentum following a sweeping crackdown that dislodged ...

Across the gold belts stretching from Niger through Kaduna to Zamfara, artisanal mining—once a humble livelihood—has morphed into a perilous enterprise fuelling banditry and extremism. Forests and ...

The newly formed African Gold Council aims to transform how the continent utilises its gold resources by creating a local ...

The unlocking of Nigeria’s estimated $700 billion mineral wealth is dependent on a strong and credible mining finance system, the Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), ...