Mining

Farmers protest possible eviction as Osun plans mining

Farmers in the Ago-Owu settlement of Osun State are protesting what they fear may...

Nigeria’s gold smuggling triples official production, study finds

Gold smuggled out of Nigeria is three times the country’s official recorded production, according...

African gold worth $35 billion smuggled yearly to UAE, Switzerland

At least $35 billion worth of gold, mined by artisanal and small-scale operations in...

Mining firm Panthera exits Nigeria as DFR takes over Gurara project

Panthera Resources, a gold exploration and development company, says it is exiting its interest...

Chinese firm ‘illegally’ mines titanium in Nigerian community

The Akwa Ibom state government closed a mining site on Tuesday after accusing a...