Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has said coal in commercial deposits has been discovered in the state.
Tambuwal disclosed this in a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, on Monday in Sokoto.
The statement added that the governor made the revelations during a capacity building workshop on Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for beneficial participation of state governments in mining.
The workshop was jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and the state Ministry of Solid Minerals and Natural Resources Development.
Tambuwal described the discovery as a major boost to Federal Government efforts at diversifying the country’s economy.
“This discovery boosts Sokoto’s share of solid minerals awaiting exploration by the authorities,’’ the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the statement as saying on Monday.
Other solid minerals earlier discovered included phosphate for making fertiliser, gold, limestone, gypsum, iron ore, copper, columbite, tantalite, zinc and kaolin, among others.
Tambuwal disclosed this in a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, on Monday in Sokoto.
The statement added that the governor made the revelations during a capacity building workshop on Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for beneficial participation of state governments in mining.
The workshop was jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and the state Ministry of Solid Minerals and Natural Resources Development.
Tambuwal described the discovery as a major boost to Federal Government efforts at diversifying the country’s economy.
“This discovery boosts Sokoto’s share of solid minerals awaiting exploration by the authorities,’’ the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the statement as saying on Monday.
Other solid minerals earlier discovered included phosphate for making fertiliser, gold, limestone, gypsum, iron ore, copper, columbite, tantalite, zinc and kaolin, among others.
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