“Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office committed to achieving greater feat” – DG

Bitrus Kozah

Last updated May 1, 2022

The Director-General of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Mr. Obadiah Nkom, says his Agency is committed to achieving greater feat, through hard work, until government’s desire for the Agency and the Mining sector is fulfilled.

Mr. Nkom stated this when he received the award of “Best Digital Innovation in the Federal Government,” organized by the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA) in Lagos State, South-west Nigeria.

(Left) Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, Director-General, Mining Cadastre Office, with Mr. Muhammad Rudman (Right), the President, Nigerian Internet Registration Association, at the NIRA Award night.

Receiving the award on behalf of his agency during the 5th.ng best Award category for the year 2022, Mr Nkom said that his agency “will remain committed to professionalism and improve on this achievement so that Mining Cadastre Office can be the gateway to economy diversification as well as boost government’s revenue”.

The Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office was established to independently administer mineral titles to those who want to invest in the sector. It also plays very pivotal roles in the aim of government to make the sector attractive to investors with an overall aim of diversifying the sector.

In a statement made available to journalists by the Head of Press and Public Relations Unit of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office Mrs. Sade Fatoke stated that the “agency was nominated by the public and assessed by the Award Jury as fulfilling the criteria for the category.

“The Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office emerged winner with the highest votes after competing with other revenue-generating government agencies.

“This implies that the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office has won the excellent user experience, which promotes innovation and local content development with the “.ng” domain name,” said Mrs Fatoke.

Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, the Director-General, Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office, receiving the Award on behalf of his Agency for being the “Best Digital Innovation of the Federal Government” at the 5th.ng Award.ng in Ikeja, Lagos-Nigeria on Friday, 29th April, 2022.

Among the nominees were the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), and the National Pension Commission (PENCOM).

The award ceremony was organized by a Non-Governmental Organization, Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA), established by the order of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to manage Nigeria’s country code. It also presented the award to the best portal of the Federal Government.

Edited by Amaka E. Nliam