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November 13, 2023

Era of exporting raw gold, lithium, others gone for good – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announces the cessation of exporting raw gold, lithium, and minerals. He lauds local businesses adapting to value addition before exportation, aiming to […]
November 2, 2023

AFRICA – The rush for African lithium: an opportunity for the continent?

Africa possesses 30-75% of global lithium, phosphate, copper, chromium, manganese, gold, platinum, diamonds, and aluminum reserves. China dominates lithium extraction and refining, raising concerns over African […]
October 31, 2023

Germany is willing to invest in Nigerian gas and minerals: German Chancellor

During a two-nation visit to sub-Saharan Africa, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed readiness to invest in Nigerian gas and critical minerals, underlining the region’s growing significance […]
October 19, 2023

New design could make lower cost, more efficient lithium-sulphur batteries a reality

Researchers at Monash University in Australia have developed a lithium-sulphur battery design halving required lithium and mitigating a key flaw. They applied a nanoporous polymer coating […]