Alake’s aide denies claims of handing Nigeria’s minerals to Chinese
He listed some of the administration’s achievements in the sector to include the establishment of the Nigeria Solid Minerals Company, deployment of Mining Marshals, commissioning of mineral processing facilities and enforcement of mining regulations.
He said the Federal Government was equally pursuing partnerships with Western investors, adding that more than 300 companies from Europe, America, Canada and Australia were active in different segments of Nigeria’s solid minerals sector.
Bamigbetan argued that Nigeria’s engagement with foreign investors in the mining sector predates the current administration, noting that the liberalisation of the economy and opening of the solid minerals sector to foreign participation began in the 1990s.
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