{
  "id": 15686859,
  "title": "NSEG Honours Shinkafi, Cites SMDF’s Mining Investment Drive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nseg-honours-shinkafi-cites-smdfs-mining-investment-drive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:35:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/20/nseg-honours-shinkafi-cites-smdfs-mining-investment-drive/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigerian Society of Economic Geologists (NSEG) has honored Hajiya Fatima Umaru Shinkafi, the Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), with honorary fellowship. The award, presented at the opening of the society's 5th Annual International Conference and Exhibition in Kaduna, recognized Shinkafi's role in attracting investment and advancing Nigeria's solid minerals sector. NSEG President Prof. Samuel Olobaniyi cited Shinkafi's efforts in repositioning SMDF as an institutional platform for private capital investment, restructuring its investment architecture, and establishing a dedicated capital pool. The society also highlighted SMDF's partnership with the Africa Finance Corporation to develop an alumina refinery, projected to annually contribute $1.2 billion to Nigeria's GDP. Other honorees included industry leaders Chief Innocent Ezuma and Sir Abu Karofi, with the latter earning a national honor, the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). NSEG also recognized seven other industry professionals for their contributions to the sector.",
  "summary": "Folalumi Alaran in Abuja The Nigerian Society of Economic Geologists (NSEG) has conferred honorary fellowship on the Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), Hajiya Fatima Umaru Shinkafi,",
  "key_points": [
    "Hajiya Fatima Umaru Shinkafi awarded honorary fellowship by NSEG.",
    "SMDF repositioned as platform for private capital investment under Shinkafi's leadership.",
    "SMDF's alumina refinery partnership to contribute $1.2 billion annually to GDP."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}