By Peter Egwuatu
The Vice President of Nigeria , Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has indicated that the Federal Government is now committed to the revitalization and development of the mining sector to attract more local and foreign investments.
Disclosing this in his remarks at the opening of the 5th Annual Nigeria Mining Week Discourse Series, with the theme, “Top Seven Reasons to Invest in Nigeria’s Mining Sector, Osinbajo stated that within the space of a year, the sector recorded a 26.7% increase in revenue generation from 2019 to 2020.
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Highlighting the inflow of notable investments already recorded in the sector, the Vice President stated: “These investments include Thor Exploration Limited’s Segilola Gold Mine in Osun State, with an initial production capacity of 80,000 ounces of gold annually, representing the first…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
