AKPABIO URGES SOUTH EAST TO SHUN ARMED STRUGGLE, EMBRACE PEACE FOR DEVELOPMENT. (PHOTO).

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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appealed to the people of the South East to sustain peace and prevent their youth from engaging in armed struggle against the Federal Government. Akpabio made the plea on Saturday during the funeral of Sir Albert Ikechukwu Nnamani, former Administrative Secretary of the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission (OMPADEC), held in Ikem, Enugu State. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, Akpabio emphasised that development can only thrive in a peaceful atmosphere and urged Ndigbo to properly mentor the younger generation. “For Ndigbo, I want to plead with you to continue to maintain the peace and watch the youth of today. They don’t understand politics. They don’t understand development. You can only have development in an area of peace,” Akpabio said. He warned that any attempt to wrest power or assert independence through armed struggle would fail, stating that “State power will always overwhelm you.” The Senate Pre...

SOLID MINERALS SECTOR ATTRACTS $2.5BN FDI -ALAKE. (PHOTO).


 SOLID MINERALS SECTOR ATTRACTS $2.5BN FDI -ALAKE


Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake  Alake revealed that within two and half years of President Bola Tinubu's administration the solid minerals sector in Nigeria has attracted 2.5 billion dollars in Direct Foreign Investment, and advised the US  and African countries to prioritize the establishment of regional energy hubs as a strategic pathway to accelerate cross-border mining industrialization and strengthen the supply chain of critical minerals essential for the global energy transition.


The minister at the ongoing Powering Africa Summit in Washington, D.C., United States also emphasized that sustainable partnership with Africa remains the fastest route to meeting rising global demand for critical minerals.


He called for the development of regional industrial corridors noting that similar belts —such as the Lagos–Abidjan corridor, could unlock vast mineral potential across the continent.


He highlighted reforms in the sector and measures to address insecurity in the mining industry.

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