FG commits to reposition mining cadastre
The federal government on Wednesday expressed its commitment to repositioning the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) through effective transformation to improve productivity across the country.
MCO director-general, Simon Nkom, made the commitment at a ‘Review for Development (R4D) Retreat’, in Abuja.
Mr Nkom said the essence of the retreat was to chart ways to reposition the entire mining cadastre to meet up with recent challenges faced by the office.
The MCO inaugurated a new Online Mining Cadastre System based on GAF’s eMC+ framework in November 2022.
The new system will connect the six newly-established zonal offices in six geopolitical zones with the headquarters in Abuja and ensure efficient and transparent management of the mining sector in Nigeria.
Mr Nkom said through this system, investors would be provided the possibility to submit applications, adding that the system would enable the investors to track the processing.
“The essence of the retreat is for us to do a review on how to adapt on the new EMC+ system. We have to discuss how we can move forward to be able to achieve the best in the next years to come. Knowing where we are coming from, we have to work hard to ensure we get what we are looking for to be able to achieve our objectives,” explained Mr Nkom.
He added, “In view of that, there’s a need for the staff to be retreated to make the work better with the help of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Department of State Service (DSS) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).”
Mr Nkom said there had been a code of conduct to ensure that the government and other relevant stakeholders would be figured out at the end of the day.
(NAN)
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