Engr. Obadiah Nkom, Director Normal of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Workplace (NMCO), revealed that the company generated a income of N8,199,976,300 in October 2024.
Engr. Obadiah said this throughout an oversight go to by the Senate Committee on Strong Minerals led by the committee’s chairman Senator Sampson Ekong, in Abuja.
He additionally offered an in depth breakdown of the income generated by NMCO since its inception.
He emphasised that every one income is absolutely remitted to the Federal Authorities Treasury Single Account (TSA) and identified important will increase in income over the previous few years.
“Income generated by the Workplace from inception thus far is N36,048,229,019.00. Please observe that 100% of income generated is remitted to the Federal Authorities Treasury Single Account (TSA).”
“Income generated from 2019 to October 2024 totals N26,230,733,463.00, representing 75% of the overall income generated. Income generated from 2023 to October 2024 is N13,194,261,761.00 this represents a rise of 63% over N8,094,875,765.00 generated within the corresponding interval from 2021 to September 2022,” he mentioned
Engr. Nkom additionally shared the annual income efficiency of NMCO over the previous years, highlighting constant progress that culminated within the report ₦8.2 billion generated in October 2024.
Engr. Nkom credited the numerous income enhance to reforms inside NMCO, which embrace enhanced transparency, stronger enforcement measures, and the digitization of the licensing and income assortment programs.
Regardless of its monetary achievements, NMCO faces important operational challenges. Nkom highlighted the company’s want for elevated funding, bigger workplace area, and a dependable energy provide to maintain productiveness.
Senator Ekong emphasised the significance of the go to to make sure NMCO aligns with federal tips and boosts the mining sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s financial system. He famous the worth of the insights gathered and burdened the necessity for collaboration and reform.
“Insights from this go to have been invaluable, and we’ll look at the reform processes. Strengthening the sector would require efficient collaboration and reform. We now have taken observe of the problems raised, and our focus is so as to add worth and transparency to this sector,” he said.
He additionally confirmed that the committee would evaluate the documentation offered by NMCO and reaffirm their dedication to supporting the Cadastre.
