TULU KAPI COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM UPDATE

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

Tulu Kapi Community and Environmental Program Update

Nyota is pleased to announce that on 7 December 2010 Her Excellency, Madame Sinkenesh Ejigu, Minister of Mines officially opened the Worke Gudji Secondary School located near the Company's Tulu Kapi Project, Ethiopia. Nyota constructed four school blocks with 12 classrooms, built desks and supplied blackboards. Currently, 454 students are registered in grade 9. Nyota is proud to celebrate the opening of the Worke Gudji Secondary School, an example of cooperation between Nyota and the community. We will continue to identify needs and promote sustainable initiatives throughout all stages of development.

Nyota is pleased to report it has commissioned JEMA International Consulting PLC (Addis Ababa) and SRK Consulting (Johannesburg) to complete an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Tulu Kapi Project. The ESIA will include baseline field work, socioeconomic studies and long term monitoring programs such as water and air quality. Individual specialist studies will be compliant with Equator Principles and with International Finance Corporation standards. Nyota has also prepared, completed and implemented a comprehensive Occupational Health and Safety Program that was authored by 1984 Enterprises Inc. in Vancouver, Canada in close cooperation with the Nyota field teams.

"I see the development of our proactive Health, Safety, Environment and Community Policy as an opportunity to set a high standard that will pave the way for strong, cooperative relationships with our employees and community stakeholders for the life of the project," says Nyota CEO Terry Tucker.

TO VIEW PHOTOS OF THE WORKE GUDJI SECONDARY SCHOOL OPENING, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0930Y_-2010-12-16.pdf

For further information please contact:

Terry Tucker

Nyota Minerals Limited

+44 (0) 20 7379 5012

[email protected]

NOMAD

Richard Brown

Ambrian Partners Limited

+44 (0)20 7634 4709

BROKER

Guy Wilkes / Will Slack

Ocean Equities Limited

(+44) (0) 20 7786 4370

BROKER

Rory Scott

Mirabaud Securities LLP

(+44) (0)20 7878 3360

Or visit the Nyota website nyotaminerals.com