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Industry
World Bank's Banga sets goal of quintupling critical minerals financing in five years
The World Bank plans a five-fold increase in its critical minerals business, announced at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings.
16 October 2026 · Mining Weekly (Reuters)
Industry
UNGA 81: The side events became the main event — and Nigeria showed up to negotiate, not just attend
How Nigeria used UN General Assembly week to pursue commercial agreements across critical minerals, energy and the creative sector.
27 September 2026 · BusinessDay
Corporate
Nigeria seeks new partnership with US firms to unlock investment in critical mineral exploration
US technology and renewable-energy firms partner with Nigerian operators on power and site security in Plateau and Kaduna. Promethean and Terra Industries are reported to have signed a letter of intent.
25 September 2026 · BusinessDay
Industry
Nigeria, US Sign Framework to Unlock Investment in $700bn Minerals Sector
A bilateral framework to deepen American investment in Nigerian solid minerals across exploration, processing and infrastructure.
25 September 2026 · THISDAY
Industry
Nigeria, US sign critical minerals framework to deepen investment, local processing
A framework agreement covering mining investment, local mineral processing and supply chains between the two countries.
24 September 2026 · BusinessDay
Industry
Nigeria rejects raw mineral export model, pushes continental value addition
Nigeria makes the case for African processing and value addition over the export of unprocessed ore.
24 September 2026 · BusinessDay
Industry
UN selects five African states, Indonesia for critical minerals value-addition programme
Nigeria is among the first countries selected for a UN mechanism supporting domestic mineral value chains.
24 September 2026 · bne IntelliNews
Corporate
This is Nigeria's critical minerals moment — Let's make the most of it
Promethean's chief executive, Demola Gbadegesin, argues in BusinessDay that Nigeria should build processing capacity rather than export raw ore.
14 September 2026 · BusinessDay
Industry
Nigeria's Emerging Mining Renaissance: Lithium Discoveries, Billions In Investments, And A 7-Point Agenda – Is Real Transformation Imminent?
Tope Adebayo LP assesses the lithium finds in Kaduna, new processing capacity and the minister’s reform agenda — and whether they add up to lasting change.
6 July 2026 · Mondaq