Zamfara State Maru Two old gold mines are most important, and are within the Maru schist belt. Duki Mine is hosted by a shear zone traversing a quartzite-schist series, often exploiting the S1 schistosity planes. The mineralisation apparently made up of gold-quartz veins, was exploited by past miners for over 1km of strike length, leaving behind series of collapsed N-S ...
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Why Invest in the Nigerian Gold Rush?
Investment Outlook in Nigeria: Why Invest in the Nigerian Gold Rush? Nigeria mining sector represents untapped investment opportunity in Africa. The mining sector in the largest economy in Africa accounts for only 0.3% of GDP. This is despite the fact that the country is blessed with large mineral resources, which according the Nigerian Minister of Mines and Steel Development, amounts ...
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WHAT DO YOU GIVE A MAN THAT OWNS EVERYTHING- buy him an Island No man is an island, but every man dreams of buying one. For an increasingly large group of celebrities, this dream is fast becoming reality. Private islands are the latest addition to the celebrity mantelpiece with high-profile owners including Richard Branson, Diana Ross and Marlon Brando. ...
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Buyers guide : property in Spain Buying property is a complicated business at the best of times, let alone when there are cultural differences to contend with and a sturdy language standing between you and your fantasy home. But don’t be too disheartened if you don’t know your escrituras from your edificios, as Global Homes has some helpful tips to ...
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Florida Properties Once you have decided to buy your home in Florida, what should you do next? Below is a detailed step-by-step guide to help you understand what will be required to complete a contract. Of curse you will have our expert help to guide you through this process. 1) Select the subdivision, plot, model of the home, options and ...
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The Federal Government of Nigeria in its determined efforts to develop and promote tourism into an economically viable industry had in 1991 evolved a tourism policy. The main thrust of the policy is to make Nigeria a prominent tourism destination in Africa, generate foreign exchange, encourage even development, promote tourism-based rural enterprises, generate employment, accelerate rural-urban integration and foster socio-cultural ...
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MAJOR INDUSTRY POLICIES Introduction Under the Petroleum Act of 1969 as amended, the entire ownership and control of oil and gas in Nigeria (including under its territorial waters and continental shelf) is vested in the state of Nigeria. The ownership of oil and all minerals in Nigeria is further reinforced under section 40(3) of the 1979 constitution of the Federal ...
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There are tremendous opportunities in this sector also, and government has invested heavily in the generation of vital information on minerals? Outstanding among these are coal, gypsum, barytes, kaolin and talc. Nigeria has one of the best quality coal deposits in the world with the lowest sulphur content. The names, location, quantity and possible industrial exploitation of some solid minerals ...
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The priority area of industrial investment which are favoured in the administration of government industrial incentives are those described here-below: (i) Industries which can either immediately or in a few years time source their raw materials locally e.g. in the agro and agro-allied sub-sectors for which there are abundant natural resources in Nigeria, including food preparations, e.g. fruit drinks, cereal ...
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The New Nigerian Agricultural Policy Nigeria is a food-deficit country that on occasions has been dangerously dependent on food imports for the welfare of its people. Its agricultural sector has ceased to be an important contributor to foreign exchange earnings, even its contribution to employment has declined. This situation had not always been so and in fact, Nigeria used to ...
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