Nigeria, June 9 -- In a significant boost to Nigeria's efforts to transform and professionalize its mining sector a groundbreaking international training programme for Nigerian mining professionals has officially commenced at Murdoch University in Western Australia.

The milestone initiative was announced by Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dr. Dele Alake via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle signaling the Federal Government's commitment to developing local expertise in the solid minerals sector.

The programme which has been over a year in the making is the product of a strategic partnership between the Nigerian Government Murdoch University and the Australian Government through the Australian High Commission in Ni...