The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has reiterate the significance of technology in sanitizing and repositioning the mining sector for greater productivity to achieve a substantial contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
In a statement by his special Assistant on media, segun Tomori, the minister noted that the solid minerals sector relies on a huge dose of technology to sanitize the solid minerals sector in areas such as the scientific geo-data generation, addressing security challenges and all other ancillary matters around the mining value chain.
The minister stated this while playing host to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Uche Nnaji.
In his remarks, the minister of science, technology and innovation, uche Nnaji affirmed the imperative of partnership to assist the solid minerals ministry to take advantage of innovations that will keep the minister abreast of activities within the mining sector.
