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Nigeria’s Exploding Gemstone Market: The Untapped ₦50 Billion opportunity In recent years, Nigeria has rapidly emerged as a significant and influential player in the global gemstone market, unveiling a highly lucrative opportunity that is currently estimated to be worth well over ₦50 billion. This rapidly growing and expanding sector holds immense promise for substantial economic…
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The Fortune Beneath Your Feet: The “Ordinary” Rocks That Are Secretly Gemstones We tend to think of gemstones as rare treasures found only in deep African mines or exotic tropical riverbeds. Because of this, we ignore the “dirty” rocks in our creek beds, the “cloudy” pebbles in our landscaping, or the “heavy” stones in our…
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In a significant step towards enhancing the Mining Sector, the Gemological Institute of Nigeria (GIN) and the University of Abuja have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the mining sector in Nigeria. The agreement aims to leverage the combined expertise and resources of both institutions to foster innovation, research, and skill development in…