Is the funding for solid minerals mining taking a vacation? 🏖️ Lawmakers are raising alarms as they warn that inconsistent financial support is crippling efforts to diversify the mining sector. With a staggering N865 billion capital vote for 2025 remaining unreleased, the urgency for legislative backing has never been greater. If only our funding could be as consistent as Monday morning coffee, right? ☕ As the Senate highlights the "abysmal" state of funding, it's clear that more investment is essential to unlock the potential of Nigeria’s mining industry. Let's hope for a budget boost soon, or else we might just have to start mining for funds ourselves! Read more about this pressing issue here: https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/02/17/national-assembly-seeks-first-line-charge-for-solid-minerals-as-capital-releases-hit-zero/ #SolidMinerals #MiningFunding #NigeriaEconomy #Diversification #LegislativeSupport