Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has called for increased investment in solid mineral exploration, processing and value addition to drive economic diversification, industrialisation and job creation.
Sani made the call on Monday through the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abubakar Buba, who represented him at the opening of the fifth Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Society of Economic Geologists in Kaduna.
The four-day conference, which began on October 18 and will end on October 21, has the theme, “Unlocking the Earth’s Mineral Potential: Innovation and Discovery for Future Resources.”
The governor said Nigeria’s vast mineral resources could contribute significantly to national development if supported by responsible exploration, modern technology, credible investment and local processing capacity.
“The true measure of this wealth lies not merely in what is beneath the earth, but in our collective ability to transform these resources into economic opportunity and improve livelihoods for
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