The Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), on Sunday, June 18, expressed its commitment to reposition the mining sector to boost the economy and improve development across the country.

The Director-General of  MCO,Obadiah Nkom made this indication in an interview with Journalists in Abuja.

On his Part, the plan for the agency which is already ongoing is to reposition the mining cadastre and take it to a world class standard.

“We are also working toward getting a system which can boost the growth and development of the sector," he said.

“The sector's main aim and objective are to make sure the mining cadastre is moved from where it was before to a higher level.

“We will continue to align with the mining cadastre until we have completely moved towards achieving our goals and objectives," he asserted.

The DG of MCO said that the mining cadastre has a roadmap which has been used irrespective of the change of governments.

According to Nkom, the need to reposition and boost the mining economy, especially in terms of revenue generation, must be improved.

He noted that the office had provided an electronic mining cadastre system (eMC+), which was inaugurated on Nov. 1, 

Noting that the aim of the system was to improve service delivery and to ensure transparency and accessibility of information.

“Having an online system for people is mandatory in compliance. The compliance aspect of the sector is a 100 percent online system.

“But since the launch in 2022 when the online portal was opened, there had been an increase from 0 percent to 40 percent.

“There is a need to familiarize the public with the system and carry out public enlightenment which has already started around the country with the help of our zonal offices.”

The director-general said that the ease of doing business with the mining cadastre provides an advantage of developing the abundance of minerals located over the country.

Nkom, called on Nigerians to invest in the sector, adding that mining is one of the major sectors that can boost the economy as well as enhance development throughout the Country.