Nigerian gov't to broaden funding base for SMDF with establishment act Story from Abah ADAH, Abuja Nigeria's Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that his ministry is planning for the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) under the ministry to have an establishment act which would empower the agency to source funds from the private sector. The minister made this known during the presentation of two batches of equipment by the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (ES/CEO) of the fund, Hajiya Fatima Shinkafi to the minister, according to a...