HARD TIMES AWAIT ILLEGAL MINERS AS OLUKOYEDE BAGS MINILS’ FELLOWSHIP AWARD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Hard Times Await  Illegal Miners as Olukoyede Bags MINILS’  Fellowship Award The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to intensify his crackdown on illegal mining by going after the financiers, mineral buyers, compromised public officials and other collaborators who profit from the illicit exploitation of Nigeria’s mineral resources. Olukoyede made this disclosure in Ilorin,  Kwara State on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, while delivering a Keynote address at a joint conference on Illegal Mining, Corruption and Climate Implications organised by the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies MINILS, Ilorin, in partnership with the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA.  Beyond the address, the EFCC’s boss was honoured with the Fellowship of the Institute Speaking on the theme, “Uprooting the Roots of Resource Theft: A Zero-Tolerance Approach to Mining Corruption and Increasing Inse...

U.S MINING FIRM LINKED TO BEZOS, GATES STARTS LITHIUM EXPLORATION IN DRC.(PHOTO).


 U.S mining firm linked to Bezos, Gates starts lithium exploration in DRC


Mineral explorer KoBold Metals, backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has launched a lithium exploration campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Reuters reported.


The United States has prioritised DR Congo in its drive to stockpile critical minerals as it tries to diminish China's position in the global mineral supply market.


DRC is the world's top cobalt producer and Africa's largest copper supplier, with vast but largely unexplored lithium reserves, making it a key plank in global supply chains for electric vehicles and the clean energy transition.


The US established a formal agreement with DR Congo's government last year.


Active in Zambia


KoBold, already active in copper exploration in Zambia, said the lithium exploration programme spans 13 exploration licences and involves airborne surveys across 30,000 square-kilometres, extensive drilling and large‑scale geochemical sampling, with lithium the primary target.


The campaign centres on the Manono region of Tanganyika province, home to some of the world's highest‑grade lithium pegmatites.


Australia‑based AVZ Minerals is in international arbitration over rights to the Manono block, saying a July 2025 agreement between the Congolese government and KoBold breaches an existing order.

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