Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite, Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi will on Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 be leading players in the solid minerals and financial sectors and multilateral organisations to officially launch the commencement of the Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Raw Materials Buying Programme of Nigeria’s first gold and precious metals refining company. The launch ceremony scheduled online via the ‘Zoom – Meet and Chat ‘ Platform will coincide with the launch of Precious Metals Buying Centre and the proprietary Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Trading Platform. Among the speakers are: Director & Global Head, Advisory and Capital Markets, Afreixim Bank, Ibrahim Sagna; Managing Director, Heritage Bank, Mr Ifie Sekibo; Managing Director, Lagos Commodities & Future Exchange (LCFE),Mr Akin Akeredolu Ale; Managing Director, PAC Capital, Humphrey Oriakhi and Managing Director and NewWaves Ecosystems Limited, Mr Femi Williams. As we commence operations nationwide, we are focussing on adding value to the gold and precious metals industry in Nigeria and West Africa in delivering a major source of alternative foreign exchange revenues. “At these outlets, intending purveyors and sellers of recyclable gold and precious metals including jewellery and gold extracts, native gold and gold doors, gold bars and other precious metals can walk in and have their products assessed, assayed, valued, sold and paid for instantly on a transparent basis, subject to know your customer procedure.”The conglomerate- Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Refining Company Limited, she said was at the heart of the delivery of the Dukia Gold Project primed to fulfil a substantial gap in infrastructure required to achieve the full value chain of operations from mines and recyclable gold to mint as well as from mint to market.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 08, 2020 12:33 UTC