The Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act of 2007 regulates all aspects of the exploration and exploitation of solid minerals in Nigeria. The law and all relevant documents are available on the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD) official website http://www.minesandsteel.gov.ng.
The MMSD is also the government regulating entity that in recent years has been working on rejuvenating the sector framework through a roadmap also available on the above website.
The official version of the primary law is in English and there are no official translations of this law into other languages. The country's mining contracts are available at resourcecontracts.org.
Last updated 12 May 2019
PENSION REFORM ACT 2014
INTERPRETATION ACT 1964
NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY ACT 1996
COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990
EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE ACT 1978
LAND USE ACT 1978
EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION ACT 2010
MINERAL TITLE APPLICATION 2014
NATIONAL MINERALS AND METAL POLICY 2008
MINING INVESTMENT PROMOTION BROCHURE 2017
ROYALTY RATES FOR MINERALS IN NIGERIA 2015
FOREIGN EXCHANGE (MONITORING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT) 1995
NIGERIAN INVESTMENT PROMOTION COMMISSION ACT 1995
NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION ACT 1995
NIGERIA EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE ACT 2007
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACT 2007
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT 1992
ENERGY COMMISSION OF NIGERIA ACT, 1979
COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2020
NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF MINING AND GEOSCIENCES, JOS (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2018
FINANCE ACT, 2020
NIGERIAN MINERALS AND MINING REGULATIONS 2011
MINERALS AND MINING REGULATIONS 2011
MINING LAW, 2007