LODGEMENT OF TULU KAPI MINING LICENCE APPLICATION

Nyota Minerals Limited ("Nyota" or "the Company")

Lodgement of Tulu Kapi Mining Licence Application

The directors of Nyota are pleased to announce that that an application for a Large-Scale Mining Licence ("Application") has been lodged with the Ethiopian Government in relation to the Company's flagship Tulu Kapi gold project in Western Ethiopia ("Project"). The lodgement of the Application is the culmination of several months' work encompassing a broad range of disciplines in relation to the Project, including technical, financial, environmental and social.

For further information please contact:

Melissa Sturgess

Nyota Minerals Limited

+44 (0) 20 7379 5012

[email protected]

NOMAD

Jen Boorer / Anthony Rowland

Ambrian Partners Limited

+44 (0)20 7634 4858

BROKER

Guy Wilkes / Will Slack

Ocean Equities Limited

(+44) (0) 20 7786 4370

Rory Scott

Mirabaud Securities LLP

(+44) (0)20 7878 3360

Or visit: http://www.nyotaminerals.com