{"id":315284,"date":"2024-03-19T20:16:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=315284"},"modified":"2024-03-19T20:16:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:16:43","slug":"no-mining-license-without-mineral-value-addition-plans-alake-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/19\/no-mining-license-without-mineral-value-addition-plans-alake-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"No mining license without mineral value addition plans \u2013 Alake warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The minister had earlier received members of the House Committee on Solid Minerals who were on oversight visit to his office<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>FG commended the lawmakers for their support in repositioning the mining sector<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has warned that no mining license would be issued to prospective investors without requisite plans for value addition on minerals.<\/p>\n<p>Alake gave the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Federal Government had resolved to ensure compliance before permitting investors to operate.<\/p>\n<p>He said that his Seven -Point Agenda for the ministry had placed the mining sector on global front burner since assuming office, which had generated renewed interest from the international community in Nigeria\u2019s mineral resources.<\/p>\n<p>He said the support of the executive and the legislature had enabled the ministry to showcase the solid minerals sector globally, resulting in his election as the Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) at the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, with the pact that led to the formation of the AMSG, there is now unity of purpose on the African continent regarding the issue of local value addition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are no 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