Mining

Commodities

Gold boom yields windfall for Segilola owner – but little taxes for Nigeria

Olawale Afolabi -
A surge in gold production at Segilola, Nigeria’s first large-scale commercial gold mine, delivered...
Nation

Farmers protest possible eviction as Osun plans mining

Plu Team -
Farmers in the Ago-Owu settlement of Osun State are protesting what they fear may...
Business & Economy

Nigeria’s gold smuggling triples official production, study finds

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

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

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

Mining firm Panthera exits Nigeria as DFR takes over Gurara project

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

Chinese firm ‘illegally’ mines titanium in Nigerian community

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