Mines Ministry Nigeria to support mineral development in Kaduna State
Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in Nigeria has pledged its commitment to support the development of Mineral Resources that abound in Kaduna State.
Minister of State Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah announced the pledge and said the move aims to ensure it achieves its mandate of diversifying the economy and growing the Gross Domestic Product of the country.
Dr Uchechukwu stated that the ministry has key agencies in Kaduna State, like the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency & National Steel Raw Materials Exploration for generation of geoscience data on minerals of interest and the Mining Cadastre Office for title acquisition and administration.
Mining investments
The federal government through NGSA has generated preliminary geoscience data that can guide would be investors on the proper identification of “hot spot” areas for detailed exploration across Kaduna State.
“Mining is an information-based investment and such credible geoscience information will definitely attract serious mining investments into the State. Kaduna is strategically located in the mineral map of Nigeria, and the State is endowed with a lot of solid minerals, especially minerals of the future, and enjoined prospective investors to liaise with the relevant Agencies of the Ministry of Mines and Steel development for necessary information to guide them in making their investment decisions,” said Dr Uchechukwu.
Speaking in similar vein, Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai disclosed that the state government has attracted $2.8 billion investments and created about 100,000 direct and indirect jobs since the inception of Kadinvest in 2016 as well as risen from 14th to 4th position in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) realising N50.7 billion in 2020.
