Community Development & Engagement Policy

How we engage host communities, share benefits through Community Development Agreements, and handle grievances.

Effective: 20 October 2026 Version: 1.0 Owner: Community Relations Applies to: Kursi Group Limited and subsidiaries

Our commitment

The communities around our operations are partners in our success. We are committed to respectful engagement, fair sharing of benefits, and resolving concerns quickly and transparently, so that our presence leaves communities better off.

The Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007 requires holders of mining leases, small-scale mining leases and quarry leases to conclude a Community Development Agreement (CDA) with host communities before development begins, and to review it regularly. We comply fully with this requirement and with the related provisions of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Regulations 2011, and we respect the rights of land owners and occupiers to fair compensation under the Act and the Land Use Act.

How we engage

  • Early and inclusive. We engage before exploration and throughout the life of each operation, through traditional rulers, community leaders, women's and youth groups, and local government.
  • Free, prior and informed. We share clear information about our plans, impacts and benefits in local languages, and allow time for communities to consider and respond.
  • Ongoing dialogue. We hold regular community meetings and maintain named community liaison officers at each operating site.

Sharing benefits

Our CDAs set out agreed commitments, which may include:

  • local employment and skills training — today around 40% of our workforce comes from host communities;
  • local procurement of goods and services;
  • education, including school infrastructure and scholarships;
  • water and infrastructure, such as solar-powered boreholes and road improvements;
  • health and social support; and
  • support for livelihoods and enterprise.

Around our Bode Saadu operations in Kwara State, our investments to date include over ₦100 million in host-community support, seven solar-powered boreholes and around 20 km of graded and improved roads.

Land access and compensation

Where our operations affect land, crops or economic trees, we identify those affected, agree fair compensation in line with the law and transparent rates, pay it before land is disturbed, and avoid physical resettlement wherever possible.

Grievance mechanism

Anyone may raise a concern or complaint about our operations — in person with our community liaison officers, by phone, in writing, or through our speak-up channel. We record every grievance, acknowledge it promptly, investigate fairly, and respond within an agreed time. Using the mechanism does not prevent anyone from seeking other remedies.

Security and human rights

Security arrangements at our sites respect human rights and follow the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. See our Human Rights & Modern Slavery Policy.

Measuring and reporting impact

We are consolidating our community initiatives into a social-impact framework with baselines, annual targets and outcome measures, and will report progress transparently to communities and stakeholders.

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