Tag: Dele Alake

Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dele Alake, has identified solid minerals as Nigeria’s next petroleum. A statement issued yesterday by the media aide to the Nasarawa State governor, Ali Abari, quoted the minister as saying this when he received the governor, Abdullahi Sule, at the headquarters of the Ministry in Abuja. Alake explained that since Nasarawa State, known as the Home of Solid Minerals, was sitting on top of the country’s next petroleum, it had become imperative for his ministry to cooperate and coordinate all the dynamics surrounding solid minerals…

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has hinted on strategic measures proposed by the Tinubu-led administration to tackle the menace of illegal mining, as it seeks to make solid mineral sector the new petroleum for Nigeria. According to the Minister, the menace of illegal mining that has eroded and deprived the country of substantial revenue will be nipped in the bud under the political will and firmness of the administration of President Ahmed Tinubu. According to him, “The solid minerals sector is now the focal point of generating revenue…