Mr Ramaphosa made the comments on Wednesday at an African energy conference in Cape Town, which is taking place amid extreme volatility in global energy markets.
The vessel, which had travelled to South Africa for repairs, was said to be heading back to Lagos with 18 persons onboard.
Mr Alake stressed that the mining sector remained central to Nigeria’s economic diversification strategy.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) said the bodies of the infant and two women aged 25 and 36, riddled with gunshots, were found on the scene.
The report argues that the problem is not a lack of resources but Africa’s failure to convert raw minerals into finished products such as steel, aluminium and fertilisers.
Mr Mamdani will become the first Muslim, African-born, Indian-American mayor of New York by the time he is sworn into office on January 1, 2026.
Mr Alake said that Africa must move from a raw minerals supplier to a global hub for mineral processing, innovation and green industrialisation.
Mr Hendricks, 57, runs a mosque in Cape Town regarded as safe place for gay Muslims.
He noted that the Nigerian aviation sector had experienced significant growth.
The federal government has signed the updated Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority procedure to boost operational capacity.
