L-R: Mr Samaila Zubairu, President/Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation presenting a booklet to Dr Oladele Alake during his visit.
Elaborating further, the minister explained that every effort being made through policies and programmes to make Nigeria a destination for solid minerals development would be futile if the nation didn’t improve on data gathering. While acknowledging the growing partnership between the Africa Finance Corporation and Solid Minerals Development Fund aimed at identifying and supporting development-stage mining projects in Nigeria, Mr Alake said the visit of the CEO of AFC signposts how critical the mining sector is to Nigeria’s economic growth and prosperity.