Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has known as for enormous funding in stable mineral exploration, processing and worth addition to drive industrialisation, diversify Nigeria’s financial system and create jobs.
The governor made the decision yesterday on the opening of the fifth Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Society of Economic Geologists (NSEG) in Kaduna.
Represented by the commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Alhaji Abubakar Buba, the governor stated Nigeria’s mineral wealth might contribute considerably to nationwide growth if supported by accountable exploration, credible funding, trendy expertise and native processing capability.
Sani stated Kaduna State was strategically positioned to contribute to Nigeria’s mineral growth via funding in exploration, mining, processing and mineral-based industries.
The governor pressured that mineral growth ought to transcend income era to create employment alternatives for younger folks, stimulate native companies and enhance the livelihoods of mining communities.
He additionally emphasised the necessity to defend the setting, encourage group participation and be certain that the advantages of mining had been shared equitably.
The four-day convention, holding from October 18 to 21, 2026, has the theme, “Unlocking the Earth’s Mineral Potential: Innovation and Discovery for Future Resources.”
In his welcome handle, NSEG president, Professor Samuel Olobaniyi, known as on Nigeria to maneuver past exporting unprocessed minerals and develop the technical capability, infrastructure and industrial partnerships wanted to retain extra financial worth from its mineral assets.
Olobaniyi stated financial geologists performed a essential function in figuring out viable mineral deposits, enhancing useful resource assessments and supporting funding within the mining business.
He known as for elevated funding in technical capability, infrastructure and expert manpower, including that mineral growth must be based mostly on dependable geological data, correct useful resource analysis and environmentally accountable manufacturing.
Also talking, president of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), Mrs Rose Chundung Ndong, known as for stronger collaboration amongst skilled our bodies, authorities companies, tutorial establishments and private-sector operators to speed up the event of the stable minerals sector.
Ndong recognized distant sensing, geographic data programs, superior geophysical strategies, digital geological databases and synthetic intelligence as applied sciences that would enhance the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of mineral exploration.
She stated mineral deposits alone couldn’t assure financial development with out dependable geological knowledge, sufficient funding, supportive insurance policies and a talented workforce.
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