In a bid to enhance solid minerals development in Nigeria, the Federal Government (FG), through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, is set to work with foremost consulting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to execute policies under the seven point roadmap to transform the sector.
Receiving the PWC partner, Mr. Habeeb Jaiyeola in his office, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr, Dele Alake commended the company for its role in the just-concluded Nigerian Mining Week and the first phase of the bitumen concession programme.
A press statement signed by Segun Tomori, Special Assistant Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development noted that Alake thanked the consulting firm for their contribution to the mining sector over the years, assuring that the expertise and ideas of PwC will be factored into reforms of the mining sector and implementation of the 7-point agenda.
Alake stated that President Bola Tinubu is focusing on the sector as a game changer in the bid to reposition the country for lasting prosperity.
Jaiyeola, while presenting the position of PwC on the seven point agenda, expressed the readiness of the company to partner with the Ministry in achieving objectives of the agenda which seeks to make the solid minerals a key sector to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the country.
He said, “We summarised our thoughts on the 7-point agenda, looking at it and suggesting how to bring it to life whilst advising on pitfalls and how to avoid them.
“The major thing is that at the end of the tenure of the administration, there will be key deliverables that can be monitored, and the roadmap on how each of them is going to be achieved and projected. We’ll be open to further deliberations on how we can proceed by comparing notes, “Jaiyeola said.
Recall that the Minister reeled out a 7-point agenda tagged “Agenda for the Transformation of the Solid Minerals Sector for International Competitiveness and Domestic Prosperity”, that includes creation of the Nigerian Solid Minerals Corporation, Big Data on specific seven priority minerals and their deposits, comprehensive review of all mining license amongst others.
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