President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
The Federal Government of Nigeria has endorsed the maiden National Mining Tax Submit, NMTS, as it’s being jointly organized by the Miners Magazine and Lambard Consulting. The national talk show is scheduled to hold in Abuja in November 2026.
Mr Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Mineral Development in his endorsement letter enthused that the Solid Mineral Development Ministry welcomes the initiative of the organizers because “One of the lasting legacies of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the reforms of the revenue collection system in line with the principles of progressive taxation”.
The minister further noted that the summit is in tandem with the focus of the federal government reform of which “A key element is the fresh emphasis on taxation of solid minerals and the introduction of a new regime that ensures the joint management of solid minerals taxation by the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS”
Hence, Alake described the Summit as “a timely opportunity to educate players in the sector and sensitise them to the new procedures, taxes and platforms established for the smooth collection of solid mineral taxes, levies and charges”.
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, has also endorsed the national submit as timely and appropriate to rally operators in the mining sector to align their opeations and finances in a way government reform in tax administration in the the sector will be seemless.
According th the CITN endorsement letter, names of two nominees namely Alhaji Azeez Alatoye, FCTI, the Keynote Speaker, who will deliver a lead paper on “Aligning Mining Operations with Current Tax Laws.” Another resource person is Mr. Wahab Omoniyi, FCTI, who avail the august garthering his wealth of experience as a Panelist at the Summit.
In the same vein, the Miners Association of Nigeria, MAN, has written to say it enthusiastically endorsed the summit.
According the endorsement statement, MAN said “Your initiative to bring critical fiscal conversations to the forefront of the mining sector is both timely and essential for driving sustainable economic growth.
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