₦airaland Forum

Gotocourt:
Rest Abeg, nothing is happening in northern states.

DoctorStanley:
It is only a POLL! Likely a manipulated poll at that. Polls also found Trump losing to Kamala by a wide margin. Polls and the Press in general tend to be quite liberal

Zionmdde:
It's not always about competition
Commend the initiative and move.

That's good, let them deploy more of it

aribisala0:
Investors are not pouring in to Nigeria let us not exaggerate. How much money did they bring in the last 12 months?

Nwaikpe:
What accent do Nigerians have?
You are speaking another man's language and then claiming to have your own accent.

Why don't you stick to your own language?

If you must speak another man's language, speak it the way he does it.
Its called common sense.

BlackPantherxXx:
Exactly.

I asked a GF forming Ajebo if I am supposed to have Liverpool accent.

Back when I was younger and working in French countries.... Francophone girls always said my accent was sexy

Africans often like to just make their own things inferior. Our culture is at times better appreciated by foreigners.

noleflendum:
And the pain goes directly to IPOBidients medulla oblongata

Christistruth03:
Chinese Manufacture what they sell
They are outlets for their manufacturers

CodeTemplarr:
Trying to give the impression that banditry is not stopping FDIs?

nedu666:
Another lamba. Where is the 17 billion dollars Indians promised to invest on Nigeria during tinubu trip to India.

malali:
The Empty Billion-Throwing Syndrome

Once again, we’re handed a glossy write-up full of grand numbers , “₦1 trillion,” “₦10 trillion inflows,” “$1 trillion economy by 2030” , yet not a single sentence grounds these figures in reality.

What exactly is being mined? Gold, lithium, iron ore, or just political soundbites?
Where is the breakdown of this ₦1 trillion allocation, exploration, production support, or mere administrative overhead?
How much ore was extracted last year? How many metric tonnes are projected this year with this “boosted CAPEX”?
Why is the government itself diving into mining, instead of auctioning blocks to credible private miners with proven track records?

This is the same old “announce-and-forget” governance playbook, big numbers, vague goals, zero execution clarity. It reads more like a political press release than an investment plan.

Until Nigeria starts publishing quantifiable outputs, actual mineral data, audited production growth, and private-sector participation frameworks , all these trillion-naira declarations remain what they are: a performance in economic whitewashing meant to bamboozle a weary public.

oluseyiforjesus:
900billion will be looted

Nigeria’s solid minerals sector has entered a new era of expansion as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced a ₦1 trillion investment package—the largest in the nation’s history—to position mining as a cornerstone of the country’s economic diversification strategy.

Delivering the keynote at the 10th Nigeria Mining Week 2025 in Abuja, President Tinubu said the fund, drawn from a ₦4.5 trillion increase in the 2025 national budget, will finance geoscientific exploration, detailed geological surveys, and critical infrastructure across mineral-rich regions to boost local value addition.

Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, the President said “This is the single largest investment ever made in Nigeria’s mining industry,” Tinubu declared. “We are determined to turn the wealth beneath our feet into prosperity in our hands.”

According to him, the sector’s revenue has jumped from ₦6 billion in 2023 to ₦38 billion in 2024, representing a sixfold increase attributed to improved policy coordination, oversight, and transparency.

“We must never again allow the fate of our economy to rest on one resource,” the President added. “Mining must now stand beside oil as a national growth pillar.”

Dele Alake, minister of Solid Minerals Development, described solid minerals as Nigeria’s next major job-creating sector, stressing that leadership courage—not a lack of policy—has been the missing link in driving sectoral progress.

“What we lacked was not policy but courageous minds like President Tinubu’s to implement them,” Alake said.

He noted that the Ministry under his watch has recorded 4.6% growth in sector revenue, earning recognition as one of the most transparent institutions in government.

“Business is no longer as usual. Policy implementation must now be taken seriously if we want real growth. Local value chains must be developed, and our natural assets treated as national treasures,” he stated, pledging that the Ministry would continue pushing until mining becomes the “economic pilot” of the nation.

Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, minister of Steel Development, reaffirmed that the revival of Nigeria’s steel sector is central to President Tinubu’s broader plan for industrialisation.

“The steel industry is the backbone of national development. Once revived, it will power manufacturing, infrastructure, and job creation,” Audu said, noting that new public-private partnerships are being structured to reactivate dormant steel plants and link mining to industrial output.


Stakeholders Endorse Government Reforms

Dele Ayanleke, president, Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), applauded the administration’s reforms and transparency drive, noting that Nigeria Mining Week has evolved into a major policy-shaping platform over the past decade.

“As we look to the future, the challenges we face—from illegal mining to infrastructure gaps—must become stepping stones for progress,” Ayanleke said. He urged inclusive reform and investor participation, adding, “Together, we can transform mining into a cornerstone of Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy by 2030.”

Faruk Yabo, permanent secretary, ministry of Solid Minerals Development reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to a technology-driven, transparent, and investor-friendly sector, in alignment with global standards and sustainability goals.

VUKA Group: A Decade of Partnership and Progress
Welcoming over 3,500 delegates, Samukelo Madlabane, event director of Nigeria Mining Week and representative of VUKA Group, described the 10th anniversary edition as “a celebration of a decade of dedication, dialogue, and development.”


A Turning Point for Economic Diversification

.......Now in its 10th year, Nigeria Mining Week—jointly organised by MAN, PwC Nigeria, and VUKA Group, and officially hosted by the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development—has grown into West Africa’s premier investment and policy platform.

With President Tinubu’s ₦1 trillion investment and renewed private sector confidence, analysts forecast that the sector could attract over ₦10 trillion in private capital inflows within five years, driving GDP contribution from below 1% to as high as 10% by 2030.

As Dr. Alake summed up, “The solid minerals revolution has begun—and this time, business will not be as usual.”

arantess:
Many people think it's a soft walk for nigeria
You see Jamaica, we better avoid them oo.

Cos we have played them many times and na draw mostly we dey get

quickly:
To get to the World Cup is to win the next three matches out of 4.

Most important is win the Africa ticket if we do that we will be the highest ranked team in the intercontinental playoffs and play the weakest side to qualify

So win Gabon and the win either Cameroon or Dr Congo

And then play either of Bolivia,Jamaica or Honduras or Iran for the World Cup ticket

Reloadedisraelp:
Current standing after match end ... We are the second on the table

KingDashx:
Shey if them play like thos all this while dem go die ni..

sreamsense:
You are the one that psychologically scammed here! Christians follow Jesus example and not Britain even if the first becomes last. Christianity is the salt of this world, without christian values, love and freedom; you yourself will not enjoin this world. Christianity doesn't force you after showing you the love of Christ and the hope of eternal inheritance you have in him unlike other religion that opens entry but closes exit door. It is only in your imagination you taught they have abandoned Christianity. Has she now declare herself as atheist, Islam or Hindus country?

Christianity still remains the most populous religion on Earth, the most educated, richest religion on earth and most powerful (USA) that God that created heaven and earth handed over affair of this world. Without liberality of USA and strength of Jews, this world would have been so much unleavable if Islamic terrorists are not being prematurely sent away to queue for their 72 virgins. Imagine what this world will look like if all Islamic terrorists from Osama bin laden are still alife by now.

Christianity is marching ON, you are the one that is ideologically scammed. People that are far more educated and brilliant minds than you are too many in Christianity. There are uncountable number of professors (secular and religion), engineers of great minds, researchers, inventors, doctors, lawyers and many more. They are more knowledgeable and richer than you, so you are the one Satan scammed by replacing your virtues with mere philosophical stories to deceive you.

Way out for you is to have personal encounter with Jesus Christ himself so that you will be able to know that you are the one scammed and not those brilliant minds that have one on one relationship with Christ. When you are lonely, humble yourself, ask God to forgive you and ask him to please if he is real to show Himself to you that you are confused. Jesus is full of love, he will show himself to you to know close to 3 billions of Jesus worldwide are serving living God that is not among the deads. May Jesus extend His love to you when you seek His face in humility and simplicity of heart