Conference Agenda 2022
OPENING KEYNOTE: PROFILING NIGERIA’S STRENGTHS: ACHIEVEMENTS AND FOCUS AREAS
- Welcome address from the organiser Vuka Group
- Welcome address from PwC
- Welcome address from Miners Association of Nigeria
- Goodwill message from NIPC
- Welcome remarks from NEITI
- Open remarks: Integrated Iron mining and steel making project in the state of Kaduna
- Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, Unveils electronic access to Wealth away from Oil a new Online Mineral Title Administration system (Real Time)
- Ministerial address
- Presidential address
- Unveiling and launch of the eMC+
- Cutting of the exhibition’s ribbon and VIP tour of the exhibition’s floor
NIGERIA’S MINERALOGICAL WEALTH: UNDERSTANDING THE TRUE POTENTIAL
Panel discussion:
- Bridging the data gaps to improve investment competitiveness
- Update on research development – which minerals stands out?
- Nigeria’s mineral wealth: How to make the sector more attractive for investors?
- Success stories and achievements: Geo-Technology - Guideline Geos solutions for the mining sector in Nigeria
CAPACITY BUILDING: A CRITICAL NEED FOR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
Panel discussion:
- Local buying centres and equipment leasing build greater transparency
- Empowering communities to becoming self-sustaining: Case study of tin and columbite miners in Plateau state
- Encouraging small-scale mining cooperatives: How this sector can contribute positively towards Nigeria’s mining economy through government support
- Developing local skills to enable local procurement opportunities
- Building a strong base of intellectual mining skills that make citizens ‘employable’ in the mining sector
- Success stories and achievements: Mining innovation: Developing solutions that are adaptable to the mining sector in Nigeria
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ESG IMPACT: PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
Sponsored by TotalEnergies
Panel discussion:
Panel discussion:
- Mining with integrity: How to meet compliance requirements
- Developing a responsible mining sector in Nigeria and adopting the correct methodology
- Understanding Nigeria’s unique environmental needs and risks: What should miners know?
- From social disruption and community opposition to developing community programmes and buy-in strategies
- Developing new policies and frameworks for the environment to protect both miners and communities
- Success stories and achievements: Artisanal mining - Cluster development, biometrics and formalisation
FINANCE AND INVESTMENT: CREATING AN ATTRACTIVE BUSINESS MODEL
- Success stories and achievements: Artisanal mining - Cluster development, biometrics and formalisation
- Improving access to funding in the Nigerian Mining Sector, Role of the Solid Minerals Development Fund
- How to solve the continuous ‘walking in circles’ scenario to access capital for miners?
- The race to receiving funding: How to be the lucky winner?
- If the 10% leasing plan is not affordable for all, which alternative finance solutions could be more affordable to assist local miners?
- Success stories and achievements: Gold Investment and logistics
MINING INVESTMENT: THROWING MISPERCEPTIONS OUT THE DOOR
- Presentation: Competitive Tender Process for the Selection of Bidders for the Development Of Nigeria’s Delineated Bitumen Blocks
- Presentation: The positive investment experience in Nigeria: The Segilola project
- Business in Africa has its own unique operating environment but quality mineralisation trumps concern. Nigeria has a lot to offers investors in this regard.
- The ministry has put many investment-friendly policies in place. What are they and how will they encourage investment?
- Success stories and achievements: Gold
MinDiver: Project Updates
- Presentations: MinDiver – Project Status Update:
- Full report on the MinDiver Project
- Success stories and achievements: The Nigerian Mineral Resources Decision Support System (NMRDSS) – a milestone in the mining sector related data management and analysis: status and further development
Local content requirements: Enhancing the economy through downstream mineral value creation
Panel discussion:
- Creating a supporting system that will encourage local processing and product manufacture
- Policy development: Implementing local requirements to encourage local transformation, job creation and livelihood
- How Nigeria can capitalise on the commercialisation of its minerals
- Developing competitive and emerging markets as a solution for miners to sell their goods
- How can women contribute more effectively in upstream and downstream supply chain opportunities
- Success stories and achievements: Unlocking potentials for battery minerals in Nigeria
Success stories and achievements: Unlocking potentials for battery minerals in Nigeria
Panel discussion:
- What is the state policy on the ease of doing business for mining operators?
- Evaluating the current state of artisanal and small-scale miners: Where are we at?