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Ugo Aliogo writes on the opportunities in Nigeria's steel and solid mineral industry and what government needs to enhance revenue from the sector. Nigeria is currently a net importer of steel with ...
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Nigeria is backward nation. What points to us as a developing nation? Our illiteracy level is increasing, our industries are collapsing, our roads are going worse, our leaders are going more insane with corruption, our universities are on strike almost every year, our religious fanatism continue to increase as in jos and boko haram, our airports do witness power outage, our railway system is ...
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Nigeria is enriched with oil and other mineral sources and has solely depended on this resource as her principal source of income. Every part of the country is blessed with one resource or the other.. 3 Production of Refractory Porcelain Crucibles from Local Ceramic Raw Materials using Slip Casting
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Appropriate management of solid minerals should translate or some say return Nigeria from just a minerals country to a mining country. Any industry that can generate high economic yield, income, technology and massive employment at the same time -even at the risk of price fluctuation and exhaustibility - is source of economic development.
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Currently there are two gold mining companies in Nigeria. Segilola Nigeria Limited has a license to mine gold in Osun State, and Geotechniques Nigeria Limited has a license to mine gold in Kebbi State. Five other companies are mining for tin, iron ore, coal, lead, and zinc. Deposits of gold have been found in the northern part of Nigeria.
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Limestone is a sedimentary rock and non-renewable natural resources that is greatly used by local, as well as international firms in Nigeria. Locations: Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Borno, Bauchi, Benue, Enugu, Edo, Ogun, Imo, Ondo, and Sokoto States. 17. Phosphate Phosphate mineral deposits are found in metamorphic and igneous rocks.
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Rock salt is one of the most demanded mineral resources in Nigeria. The rock salt is used in the production of caustic soda, table salt, chlorine, hydrogen peroxide and many others. It should be known that about 1.5 million tonnes of rock salt are being deposited in Nigeria. States in which salt can be found include: Akwa Ibom Abia Ebonyi
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It is the largest source of energy for the generation of electricity worldwide and, quite fortunately; it is also one of the numerous solid mineral resources with which Nigeria is endowed. Coal ...
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In the 1960s and 1970s, mining made up 4% to 5% of Nigeria's GDP, before major operations shut down and crude oil came to dominate the government's agenda. Gold smuggling has also been a ...
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Bitcoin being a global, decentralized currency which is a censorship-resistant, deflationary asset, as opposed to the inflationary Nigerian naira, means Bitcoin will be the best bet for revitalizing Nigeria's economy if consideration are put in place to initiate Bitcoin mining investment powered by the various, unexplored renewable and green energy sources available in Nigeria, one of the ...
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Stories by Charles Nwaoguji. Nigeria is known for its huge raw and solid minerals deposits. Unfortunately, today, only 46.71 per cent of raw materials used by manufacturing industries are sourced ...
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It is the largest source of energy for the generation of electricity worldwide and, quite fortunately; it is also one of the numerous solid mineral resources with which Nigeria is endowed. Coal...
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Location of the Industry - Enugu Ownership Structure - 100% Govt Owned The Nigerian Coal Corporation was established in 1950 and it is 100% owned by the FGN. The headquarter is located at No 25 Okpara Avenue, Enugu. SECTOR DATA Coal exploration in Nigeria started as far back as 1916. Available data show that coal [.]
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Lead is a metallic element that is basically produced from a mineral called galena. States with lead deposits in Nigeria include, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, FCT, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, and Zamfara state. 7. LIMESTONE,
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The value of the nonfuel mineral industry in each of the 50 states for 2016. (Public domain.) Every year, the USGS National Minerals Information Center releases its Mineral Commodity Summaries, a resource roundup of 90 different mineral commodities that includes a snapshot of the global industry, worldwide reserves and production, and information on how these minerals are used.
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The state in the Eastern part of Nigeria has useful mineral resources. Some of them include lignite, gypsum, lead/zinc, phosphate, limestone, salt, marcasite, and crude oil. In more than 8 states of Nigeria, there are about 10 million tonnes of lead/zinc veins. Lead/zinc is useful in building and construction.
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The present status of the oil industry in Nigeria depicts a hopeful standpoint. The assessed natural gas and crude oil deposits are 36.2 billion barrels. To grow Nigeria's demonstrated oil deposits to 40.0 billion barrels and increment its creation ability to 4 million barrels in 2010, the government invested about $9 to 10 billion yearly for ...
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At one time, Nigeria was the largest producer of columbite and the sixth-largest producer of tin in the world. Columbite is still produced consistently in Jos, Plateau State by mining company's e.g Coltan Mining Co
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"We are a mineral nation but we are not a mining nation," Kayode Fayemi, the minister of mines and steel development, said in Abeokuta in March 2017. "In the 1970s mining contributed 50% to the country's GDP, so what went wrong?" Oil Focus. The short answer to Fayemi's question is that the country discovered oil.
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The mining industry in Nigeria is overshadowed by the nation's fixation on petrol, but it should offer excellent opportunities in the future for expats working in Nigeria. The country has reserves of iron ore, gold, tungsten, and uranium, among others - all waiting to be exploited. The Agricultural Sector in Nigeria
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Nigeria. Mine production: 260 MT. Nigeria came in as the fourth largest tantalum mining country in 2021. The nation is believed to have large tantalum reserves, although the exact figure remains ...
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Special mining lease for an area larger than 80 hectares - Same as above. Metallic minerals not More than 21 years. More than 21 years. not exceeding 70 years. Renewals at Minister €™s discretion, for not more than 21 years. Entry into the mining Industry - Statement of financial capability - Statement of technical competence
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The statement said, "The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, while speaking to a hall full of international investors, said that Nigeria has the mineral of the future that can power electric cars and phones.". The minister urged the investors to engage in the Nigerian mining sector, describing it as one of the most ...
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Sectors of Nigerian economy are divided into 3 types: - Primary (agriculture, oil/gas, mining, forestry); - Secondary (light and heavy industry); - Tertiary (services). Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, which now can boost continent's largest economy (ahead of South Africa). So, have a look at the most important sectors of the ...
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Potentially several things. Nigeria does have noted potential for a number of metals. There is small-scale gold production here — and the nation isn't far from the prolific gold fields of Ghana and Burkina Faso. Lead-zinc and iron ore are also produced at a number of Nigerian mines.
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Nigeria may be the largest economy in Africa but it is largely dependent on oil export. In fact, the country realised a meagre N496 billion from solid minerals in 13 years despite the country's huge deposits, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has said in its latest audit report.
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In June and July 2019, the Democratic Republic of Congo's security forces evicted artisanal miners encroaching on two of the country's largest industrial mining sites in Haut-Katanga and Lualaba provinces. In addition to deaths and injuries, the expulsions caused more than 10,000 artisanal miners to lose their only means of generating income.
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Apr 1, 2021. In mid-2017, about 1.25 billion people lived in Africa, and Nigeria was the most populous nation on the continent. It is estimated that by 2050, Nigeria will be the third most ...
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Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) is an important part of the Nigerian mining sector which has the potential to raise internally generated revenue and enhance our foreign exchange earnings, create employment, reduce poverty and encourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) if well managed. Stakeholders say ASM in Nigeria is undeveloped and has ...
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Successful drilling operations are dependent on the properties of the drilling fluid used to drill wells. Barite is used as a weighting agent during the preparation of drilling fluid. Over the years, oil and gas industry in Nigeria has been depending mainly on imported barite for drilling operations, whereas the country has huge deposits of barite. There is the need to assess the properties of ...
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The federal government has established such capital-intensive industries as steel mills, pulp and paper mills, petrochemical plants, and an aluminum smelter. In the past, large-scale manufacturing—dominated by the production of textiles, tobacco, beverages, and cement—was controlled by foreign investors.
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Sep 9, 2016Nigeria offered a three-year tax holiday to mining investors as the West African nation seeks to raise as much as $7 billion to develop its minerals and steel industries.
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Solid minerals contributed immensely to the economic development of Nigeria in the pre-independence years. During this period, Nigeria was known for the production of coal as an energy source for electricity, railways and also for export. Tin, Columbite, Lead and Zinc were exported. Nigeria was the largest producer of Columbite at one point.
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The Secretary-General of the Federation, Boss Mustapha on Tuesday said the use of 'Made-In-Nigeria' products will attract benefits for the country. He noted that Nigerians now proudly use ...
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Mineral resources of the planet are all minerals that mankind extracts. The resources available and suitable for industrial use are called the mineral resource base. And today over 200 types of mineral raw materials are used. Natural minerals become resources only after their extraction and use in industry and economy have been mastered.
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Similarly, many industries critical to China's push to become a science and technology superpower rely on rare earths, a collection of 17 minerals with unique chemical properties.
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The Federal Government rejected Tesla's offer to purchase raw lithium from the country because it is no longer interested in allowing foreign companies to mine the nation's mineral resources, ship them out without the addition of local value. Minister of mines and steel Adegbite said: "Anything that is mined in Nigeria must have value ...
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Feb 16, 2022currently, africa is a world leader in the production of several high-value metals including gold, platinum, chromite, uranium, manganese, vanadium, tantalum and cobalt and industrial minerals...
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Dec 17, 2021In November, the Nigerian government unveiled plans to revise its crucial mining law, the Nigeria Minerals and Mining Act (NMMA). The outdated law, which hasn't been updated since 2007, is accused of stifling growth in the nation's underdeveloped mining sector. Mining currently generates just 0.3% of GDP and leaves the country scrambling to ...
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