Particularly in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM), which contributes significantly to Nigeria's mining output, there are rampant issues such as unregulated …
Learn about the current state, challenges, and opportunities of the mining industry in Nigeria, a diverse and mineral-rich country. Find out how the government, investors, and stakeholders can collaborate to unlock the sector's potential and address …
Unlike countries such as Ghana and Burkina Faso, Nigeria does not have a well-developed large-scale mining sector, and the majority of gold mining in the country is carried out by artisanal and small-scale miners. Artisanal mining activities in Nigeria are almost by definition informal – that is, operating outside current laws and regulations.
II. Formulating environmental protection policy for Nigeria ... mining industries pollute tlfe air, land, rivers, lagoons and coastal waters, causing grievous harm to human and marine life. Although the 3rd national development plan did infact ... Environment Protection in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects ...
This report provides a diagnostic of the state of the mining sector in Nigeria, critically examining the status, strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement. Key areas reviewed were the existing regulatory, legal, administrative and intergovernmental frameworks, minerals standards & reporting, minerals control & ownership, and the …
This analysis will delve into the current state of the mining industry in Nigeria, its challenges, opportunities, and prospects. CURRENT STATE OF MINING IN NIGERIA. The mining industry in Nigeria has historically been dominated by the oil and gas sector, leaving other mineral resources largely untapped. Nevertheless, Nigeria is …
and table 8.1 show how coal production rose steadily from 1915 to 1960. Thereafter it started reducing till there was no production at all in year 2010.
Nigeria is a huge country. It covers an area of 924 000 km ² on the west coast of Africa. It has a population of about 110 million, which means that every one in six Africans is a Nigerian.
Globally, the mining industry is experiencing a boom as there is an increase in the need of critical minerals and new mining technologies, the Nigerian Mining is not left out in this …
The purpose of this paper is to explore minimum wage implementation in Nigeria, the contending issues and prospects. The paper employed a systematic and analytical review of literature through documentary sources such as books, journals, reports and online sources with the use of content analysis technique. ... STATEMENT OF THE …
Diversification of the economy: Mining in Nigeria presents an opportunity for Nigeria to diversify its economy away from over-dependence on oil and gas revenues. Developing this sector can create jobs and reduce vulnerability to fluctuations in oil prices. RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Douta gold project – Thor Explorations' 'baby' gains traction
As Nigeria approaches the general elections in 2023, there is immense pressure on political leaders to tackle these economic challenges and implement policies that will deliver an inclusive and ...
The core section of the monograph investigates language policy and planning, with an emphasis on the mother tongue medium (or first language) policy and the multilingual policy. The fourth discusses language maintenance and language shift in Nigeria with respect to the indigenous languages and English, the exoglossic language.
Solid waste management is a major environmental challenge in most Nigerian cities. Waste generation rate in Nigeria is estimated at 0.65-0.95 kg/capita/day which gives an average of 42 million tonnes of wastes generated annually. This is more than half of 62 million tonnes of waste generated in sub-Sahara Africa annually and where and how to channel …
Although the problems of solid waste management in Nigeria range from poor collection and disposal methods; lack or poor waste management database; insufficient financial resources; non-compliance to laws and lack of awareness on dangers of poor sanitary habits, this paper argues that a robust waste data base, strict policies …
The low crude oil prices in 2019 add momentum to Nigeria's need for economic diversification as its foreign earnings come primarily from crude oil sales. As a result, Nigeria is seeking to explore other economic potentials, such as developing a Mining Resource Corridor (MRC) to reduce poverty and assist the country's sustained …
In the past two decades, the Federal Government of Nigeria has made concerted efforts to revitalise and grow Nigeria's mining sector to diversify its sources of revenue and foreign exchange earnings.
Mining in Mali: balancing prospects and problems. Already a significant gold producer, Mali's mining sector is poised for further growth after the country's Chamber of Mines recently tripled estimates of the country's bauxite reserves, following several new discoveries. This is good news for Mali and miners alike; yet it's not all positive.
The newsletter highlights the recent developments and challenges in the Nigerian mining sector, such as the discovery of lithium deposits, the re-concession of Ajaokuta Steel …
Sand is a valuable resource for construction and other purposes, however sand mining often result in serious environmental problems such as land degradation, loss of agricultural lands and ...
A lot of factors account for the implementation problems in Nigeria; they include: Inadequate Data: The death of data or relevant information is responsible for most policy failures in Nigeria. Nigeria lacks the culture of record-keeping and ... Over-Ambitious Policy Goals: Nigeria tends to over indulged in over ambitious
the issuance of coal mining licenses to interested players, the FG may consider introducing stiff fiscal and policy adjustments to subtly discourage coal mining, whilst incentivizing investments in other cleaner alternatives. More importantly, Nigeria should as a matter of urgency consider including Lithium, among its list of strategic
Major Textural Characteristic of the Nigerian and Athabasca Oil Sands Formation (Carrigy, 1973; Enu 1985) …
NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS Ananaba Ugwunwanyi and Chukwuka Ekene 1Department of Human Resource Management,College of management Sciences, Michael ... policy and goal(s). In the course of maximising profits companies annex natural resources- foreign and local, as a result impacting positively and
Nigeria has considerable potential in gold mining, with an estimated 600,000 tonnes of reserves, but also faces challenges such as illegal mining and low investment. The …
PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN NIGERIA Isong, Sunday I. Abstract This paper attempts to outline and describe the major problems and prospects of agriculture to induce growth of output and accelerate development. On the basis of the forgoing, the paper suggests further directions of policy.
An impact-based report of the sector-wide review of Nigeria's mining sector's opportunities, challenges, and regulatory issues. A review of the sector's policy and …
– This study aims to investigate the management of records in Nigerian universities, in line with the Management Information Systems (MIS) programme put in place in federal universities by the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National University Commission to ensure effective and efficient decision making, based on …
Nigerian's mining value chain can be categorized according to the key activities in the sector - exploration and mining (upstream), processing and beneficiation (mid-stream), …
Prospects of Mining in Nigeria *Ahmed F. Ali1, Amina S. Abdullahi1, Aminu S. Zangina1 1Department of Environmental Management, Bayero University, Kano State, Nigeria Email: [email protected] Abstract Mining is referred to as the extraction of minerals and other geological materials of economic value from deposits of the earth.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 5, No. 9; September 2015 Language Policy in Nigeria: Problems, Prospects and Perspectives Morakinyo Ogunmodimu Linguistics Department Tulane University Abstract The need for a national lingual franca that indexes the national identity of Nigeria is one that has been theorized …
The vast economic potentials of the mining sector in Nigeria where government holds all mineral rights has been widely reported (Merem et al., 2017). Mining of mineral resources is under the exclusive list of the Federal Government of Nigeria and no State or Local council has right to explore, prospect or exploit mineral resources
Keywords: constraints, prospects, agriculture, development, investment. 1. Introduction Agricultural development is considered to hold the key to economic development for most Sub-Saharan countries including Nigeria. In Nigeria, there are several sectors that contribute to the total output of the economy.
Older persons are a particularly vulnerable group of people, due to a decline in their physical, mental and consequently economic powers. In Nigeria, westernization and urbanization is also eroding away the traditional extended family kinship system which hitherto took care of the elderly. Social security systems that have been in evolution right …
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The report examines the history, policy, and performance of the Nigerian mining sector, which is endowed with vast reserves of natural resources but faces low contribution to …