Federal Government Inaugurates $1.2 Billion Nasarawa & Kaduna Lithium Processing Plants: Enforces 100% In-Country Beneficiation and Inks Pan-African EV Battery Consortium Deal

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development officially commissions two industrial-scale lithium processing complexes producing 45,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide annually, executing a strict ban on raw ore exports and forming a pan-African EV battery manufacturing partnership.