NYOTA BOARD AND MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS

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

NYOTA BOARD and MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS

The directors of Nyota are pleased to announce that its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mr Terry Tucker, has joined the Company's board as an executive director effective immediately. In addition, the Company has appointed Dr Kebede Belete as Nyota Country Manager, Ethiopia and Messrs Richard Jarvis and Mark Burchnall as joint company secretaries.

Mr Tucker joined Nyota as COO in May 2010 and in that time has made an immediate and significant contribution to the rapid advancement of the Tulu Kapi gold project.

Speaking today in relation to Mr Tucker's appointment, Nyota Chief Executive, Melissa Sturgess, said: "I am delighted to welcome Terry to the Board. We have recently commissioned a preliminary economic feasibility study to be completed by SRK. Terry's experience in taking projects through the feasibility and development stages will be of invaluable assistance to the Board and to the Company."

Mr Tucker (aged 44) holds a Bachelor of Science degree, Specialising in Geology, and has over 24 years experience in the minerals and mining industry, including a number of prominent roles at strategic, operational and corporate levels. He has previously held senior board positions with a number of TSX and TSX-V listed exploration companies including the role of Chief Executive Officer of Strata Gold Corporation until its acquisition by Victoria Gold Corpin June 2009.

An Appendix 3X detailing Mr Tucker's interest in Nyota shares and options is attached. There is no further information to disclose in relation to Mr Tucker's appointment pursuant to Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Dr Kebede Belete has been promoted to Country Manager, Ethiopia. An Ethiopian national, Dr Kebede received a Doctor of Philosophy (University of Graz, Austria) and has a Bachelor of Science, Geology, from Addis Abba University. He has over 20 years experience working as a geologist within Ethiopia including holding senior positions with the Ministry of Water Resources and the Geological Survey of Ethiopia. He has been the senior geologist on the Tulu Kapi project for a number of years. Upon this promotion the Company has awarded Dr Kebede 500,000 options exercisable at $0.31 on or before 30 June 2013. An Appendix 3B is attached in relation to this issue.

Nyota has also appointed two people as joint company secretary. Mr Jarvis is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and has over 14 years financial and accounting experience gained both in public practice and industry. Mr Jarvis is currently employed as Chief Financial Officer for the Company and will continue to undertake this role in addition to his company secretarial duties.

Mr Burchnall previously worked for over eight years as a lawyer with a number of prominent Australian legal firms in corporate, energy and resources areas before joining the Company in the role of Manager, Strategic Development in 2006. He will continue in that role in addition to his appointment as joint company secretary of Nyota. 

The previous company secretary Mr Langoulant has resigned from that position but remains Finance Director.

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For further information please contact:

Melissa Sturgess

Nyota Minerals Limited

(+44) (0)78 2555 1397 or [email protected]

Richard Brown / Richard Greenfield Rory Scott

Ambrian Partners Limited Mirabaud Securities LLP

(+44) (0)20 7634 4700 (+44) (0)20 7878 3360

Guy Wilkes / Will Slack Press enquiries

Ocean Equities Limited Charlie Geller or Leesa Peters

(+44) (0) 20 7786 4370 Conduit PR

+44 (0)20 7429 6604

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