The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to achieving improved performance in its 2026 validation under the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). NEITI gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja at the opening of…
Canadian Company, Foran Mining Deploys On-Site Scanning Technology to Speed Critical Metals Exploration
Canadian mining firm Foran Mining has introduced real-time geochemical scanning technology at its McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan, aiming to shorten decision-making timelines in one of North America’s most advanced critical metals exploration programs. The move comes as global demand…
No Sustainable Future without Minerals: Integrating Minerals in the Next Global Development Agenda
By Christopher Burke As the deadline for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development approaches, minerals remain a critical blind spot in global policy. Sand and cement are amongst the most common minerals that literally and figuratively provide the foundations…
Angola Sets New Standard with Launch of Digital Mining Cadastre at the Angolan International Mining Conference (AIMC) 2025
AIMC 2025 also provided a platform for discussions on the integration of new technologies and sustainable practices in the mining industry The 2025 Angolan International Mining Conference (AIMC), held on October 22-23 at the Talatona Convention Centre, marked a…
Standards in Motion: ESG and the Political Economy of African Minerals
By Christopher Burke Africa supplies critical inputs to the world’s energy transition including copper, cobalt, manganese, graphite, lithium and rare earths, yet the governance architecture that allocates rights, risks and rents along these chains is increasingly externalised. Current environmental,…
Defence Industries, Oida Energy to Establish Nigeria’s 1st Oilfield Shaped Charge Manufacturing Facility
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and Oida Energy Limited weekend signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish Nigeria’s first in-country oilfield shaped charge manufacturing facility; marking a significant advancement in realizing government’s aspiration for enhanced local…
Lawma, Wastecare Hold Forum to Combat Construction, Demolition and Disaster Waste
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening sustainable waste management practices with the hosting of a one-day stakeholders’ forum on construction, demolition and disaster waste (CDDW) management. The event, held in Ikoyi, Lagos, with the theme…
Conflict Minerals and ESG: From Risk to Responsibility
By Christopher Burke The global race for “clean” energy runs through some of the planet’s most fragile and violent places. In Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), cobalt and copper extraction poisons rivers and soils. In northern Mozambique, ruby and…
NNPCL Restates Commitment to Developing Oil and Gas Resources in Northern Nigeria
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has restated its irrevocable commitment to the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in the northern region of the country. This assurance was given by Yusuf Usman, a Director at NNPCL,…
Climate Activists Rally on German Island Against North Sea Drilling
An aerial view taken with a drone shows “STOP GAS” written in red letters in the sand on Borkum beach. Activists from “Fridays for Future” demonstrate on Borkum against gas drilling off Borkum. Credit: Lars Penning/dpa Climate activists from…
