The minister of mines and steel development, Kayode Fayemi, will be discussing investment opportunities in the Nigerian mining sector on Wednesday at the 2016 African Down Under (ADU) Conference, holding in the Australian city of Perth, Olayinka Oyebode, his special assistant on media, said in a statement on Monday.
Fayemi, who is leading the Nigerian delegation to the conference, is among African ministers of mining billed to make presentations at the ADU, which will hold between September 7 and 9.
A special session on Nigeria, where recent developments in the country’s minerals and mining sector would be the focus of engagement by international investors, operators, academics and professionals will also hold on Thursday.
The African Down Under Conference is renowned as one of the leading fora for facilitating discussions on how to grow investments and participation in the African mining space, and attracts significant interests from organizations prospecting for business opportunities in the mining sector in Africa.
The federal executive council last week approved the new roadmap for growth and development of the Nigerian mining industry, as well as a change of name for the ministry, now known as ministry of mines and steel development.
