Nigeria to launch lithium processing plants with Chinese investment

These plants are part of Nigeria's commitment to leveraging its extensive mineral wealth for economic development.

Nigeria is poised to inaugurate two major lithium processing plants this year, signalling a strategic move away from the export of raw minerals towards enhancing domestic value, according to a Reuters report.

The country’s Mining Minister, Dele Alake, announced on Sunday that these facilities, backed by Chinese investors, are expected to catalyse job creation, technological advancements and manufacturing growth within Nigeria.

A $600m (N949.66bn) lithium processing plant near the Kaduna-Niger border is scheduled for commissioning within this quarter, according to Alake.

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