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The Mines and Steel Development Ministry is a Nigerian ministry established in 1985 to encourage development of the country's solid mineral resources. The Ministry formulates policy, provides information on mining potential and production, regulates operations and generates revenue for the government.
The mining of minerals in Nigeria accounts for only 0.3% of its gross domestic product, due to the influence of its vast oil resources. The domestic mining industry is underdeveloped, leading to Nigeria having to import minerals that it could produce domestically, such as salt or iron ore. The rights to ownership of mineral resources is held by ...
Federal Fire Service [12] Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Nigerian Correctional Service; Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) The Civil Defence, Immigration, Prisons, Fire Service Board (CDFIPB) [13]
Nigeria's government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in ...
Encourages development of the country's solid mineral resources: minesandsteel.gov.ng: Niger Delta: Coordinates efforts to tackle the challenges of infrastructural development, environment protection and youth empowerment in the Niger Delta: nigerdelta.gov.ng/ Petroleum Resources: Regulates upstream production and downstream distribution of ...
In 1971, the Nigerian National Oil Corporation (NNOC) was created to handle direct commercial operational activities in the oil industry on behalf of the Federal Government. [4] However, the Department of Petroleum Resources in the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power continued to exercise statutory supervision and control of the industry.
The ministry is responsible for a number of parastatals, or government-owned agencies which include: [4] National Board For Technology Incubation (NBTI) Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) The Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT) - www.nislt.gov.ng; Nigerian Institute For Trypanosomiasis And Onchocerciasis (NITR)
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission was established by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development [6] through Chapter N117 of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Act of 1995, and later became a specialized agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria through Chapter N117 of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Act of 2004 [7] by the former President of Nigeria Olusegun Aremu ...