Nasarawa and Kogi Lithium Industrial Parks Commence Commercial Battery-Grade Spodumene Refining: Solid Minerals Revenue Surges 185% to ₦148 Billion in Q3 2026

Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dr. Dele Alake commissions two 4,000-metric-tonne-per-day lithium beneficiation plants in Nasarawa and Kogi States, as Nigeria's strict ban on raw mineral ore exports triggers a 185% jump in mining royalties and solid mineral exports.