NCCIMA to host Second Northern Nigeria Solid Minerals Fair

Fri, Oct 12, 2018 | By publisher


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All is set for the Second Northern Nigeria Solid Minerals Fair and Workshop 2018. The forum organised by the Niger Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NCCIMA, is expected to attract participation from all 19 states in northern Nigeria, FCT and their respective chambers of commerce.

The workshop taking place at Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre, Minna, Niger State from December 6 – 8 2018, will provide a platform for best practice methods in harnessing solid mineral deposits. It will also provide opportunity for miners to learn the benefits of cooperatives, safer mining processes, equipment leasing and financial support from government agencies.

The NCCIMA in a statement made available to Realnews said forum would enable policy makers to appreciate the national mining policy framework on efficient management of the mines and minerals sector. It noted that the forum would showcase the products and services in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector as a catalyst for diversifying the nation’s economy.

“As the national economy grapples with the exigencies of volatility in global economic fortunes, it has become a notorious fact that the government must embrace diversification and aggressively elevate both agriculture and solid minerals sectors. These two sectors, no doubt, hold great potentials for job creation, wealth generation and the quest for a resilient economy.

“Indeed, the federal government, while launching the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, ERGP, had envisioned a new Nigeria transformed from a consuming nation to a producing nation, from an import dependent nation to an export oriented nation, from a nation that survives on one commodity to a nation that runs on multiple engines of growth.

“In the last three years, the federal government through the ministry of mines and steel development has strived to evolve adequate regulatory frameworks and investment friendly policies. It is imperative that states and local governments pick up the gauntlet, exploring avenues to create jobs and enhance wealth through the creation of special purpose vehicles or engage in joint ventures in exploiting the vest mineral deposits in their domain,” it said.

– Oct. 11, 2018 @ 14:27 GMT |

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