Protesters on Tuesday stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Abuja, demanding the cancellation of the Kogi Central senatorial primary and the conduct of a fresh election. The protest followed the emergence of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, as winner of the APC primary for the Logo Central Senatorial district. …
In a bold move aimed at reforming Nigeria's mining sector, the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) has revoked over 4,700 mining licences that were hoarded by speculators and inactive holders. This action, taken in the past year, seeks to create a transparent, competitive, and investor-friendly environment that can attract serious players and boost Nigeria’s position …
Ghana is losing billions of dollars in revenue annually to smuggling from its booming artisanal gold mining sector with much of the gold flowing to the United Arab Emirates, according to a report by nonprofit Swissaid. The report found a staggering 229 metric ton trade gap, equivalent to $11.4 billion, between Ghana's gold exports and …
