Lithium dreams, golden gains, and a new economic frontier A Morning in Nasarawa The sun rises over Nasarawa’s red earth, painting the horizon in copper tones. Trucks rumble down dirt …
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Foreign Report/International Figures
Nigeria, AFC Sign $1.3bn Alumina Investment Deal
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeAbuja: The Federal Government and the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have signed an investment partnership to jointly fund three projects, including a 1.3 billion-dollar alumina refinery. The Minister of Solid …
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Abuja: The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, says new lithium processing and gold refining plants are positioning Nigeria as Africa’s leading minerals hub. Alake made this known …
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Abuja: The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has generated about N70 billion in revenue in 2025, up from N38 billion in 2024. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele …
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Big Deal
BIG DEAL | FG Courts Global Investors With Mining Incentives at London Expo; over $2bn Confirmed Inflows, Multi‑Billion Pipeline
Nigeria pitches the mining sector as a global capital magnet, with $2.45bn confirmed inflows and multi‑billion projects in the pipeline under Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda. Abuja — Nigeria is positioning …
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By Mogaji Wole Arisekola Nigeria is not dying. Nigeria is transforming — painfully, loudly, and sometimes clumsily — but it is transforming all the same. Those who look only at …
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Abuja: In a landmark move poised to reshape Nigeria’s mining landscape, Chinese companies have committed over ₦1.8 trillion (approximately $1.3 billion) to lithium processing projects across the country. This announcement …
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Abuja ( Nigeria): President Bola Tinubu has pledged to provide an inclusive economy for all Nigerians where industries process raw materials locally. The president pledged at the opening of the …
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Ijebu Imushin, Ogun State (Nigeria): Former Ogun State Governor and current Senator representing Ogun East, Chief Gbenga Daniel, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, urging …
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Abuja, Nigeria: Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, revealed he has received threats—including media attacks and warnings of international arbitration—following the revocation of 1,263 dormant mining licences …
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