Nigerian secures funding for critical mineral development, solar power production

Nigeria obtained key funding to fast-track the development of a master plan that will help evolve its critical mineral value chain from extraction to value addition.

The move signals progress for the push to add layers of value to the nation’s vast mineral resources before they are shipped to markets abroad.

Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, secured the study facility on Wednesday, which is backed by the Global Council for Critical Minerals, an arm of UN’s Sustainable…