Editorial Staff

Borno State may be facing some security challenges for over a decade, it has at least 17 solid mineral resources spread across its 27 Local Government Areas. The mineral resources in the Borno are: Does Borno State have crude oil? YES, Crude oil was discovered in Borno state in 2016. There have been drilling activities … Read more

Known as the “food basket of the nation” because of its rich agricultural produce, Benue notwithstanding is also blessed with over 10 solid mineral resources spread across each of the 23 local government areas of the state. Most of the mineral resources in Benue are under-exploited, it focuses more on farming on a large scale. … Read more

Bayelsa State is the second largest oil state in Nigeria, producing 514,800 barrels (about 23.4%) of Nigeria’s 2.2 Million barrels of daily crude oil production at the time of this publication. Beyond abundant deposits of crude oil, the Bayelsa has other mineral resources, but because of the revenue it gets from oil production, it took the exploration … Read more

There are at least 10 mineral deposits in Bauchi state. The solid minerals are yet to be fully harnessed. For instance, cassiterite is mined in places like Gamau and Maijuju part of the state. In Toro LGA of the state, quarrying of granite and other rocks for road and other construction goes on in the … Read more

There are nine major mineral resources in Anambra state, but crude oil is most likely to fetch the state its highest revenue following an official designation of Anambra as an oil-producing state on September 2, 2021. Although the decision of the Federal Government to designate the state an oil-producing area was taken at the RMAFC’s … Read more

In 2021, Akwa Ibom State received NGN91.16 billion as derivation revenue from the Federal Government. Although the state is blessed with 11 major mineral resources, crude oil is the major resource that generates the most revenue for the state. However, the list of mineral resources that can be found in Akwa Ibom state are: Crude oil … Read more

Abia state is blessed with seven major natural resources, however, oil/gas is the major focus of the state just the way Nigeria’s economy depends on crude oil.  It is one of the oil-producing states in Nigeria, as such, it gets derivation revenue like other states that are blessed with crude oil. Specifically, one of the … Read more