The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has disclosed plans to work with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in executing policies under the seven point roadmap to transform the sector.

In a joint statement by the Special Assistant, Media, to the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, Segun Tomori and PWC's partner on mining, Habeeb Jaiyeola, the company is ready to partner with the ministry in achieving objectives of the 7-points agenda of the ministry, which sought to make the solid minerals a key sector to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the country.

He said the agency has summarised its thoughts on the agenda and brought suggestions on how to bring it to life whilst advising on pitfalls and how to avoid them.

"The major thing is that at the end of the tenure of the administration, there will be key deliverables that can be monitored and the roadmap on how each of them is going to be achieved and projected. We will be open to further deliberations on how we can proceed by comparing notes," Jaiyeola said.

Responding, Alake commended the company for its role in the just-concluded Nigerian Mining Week and the first phase of the bitumen concession programme.

He thanked the consulting firm for their contribution to the mining sector over the years, assuring that the expertise and ideas of PwC would be factored into reforms of the mining sector and implementation of the 7-point agenda.

He said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is focusing on the sector as a game changer in the bid to reposition the country for lasting prosperity.