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FG to partner Nasarawa State on local processing of lithium

by Samson Akintaro

The Federal Government is set to partner with the Nasarawa State government on a lithium processing policy that would ensure that Lithium mined in the State is processed locally instead of exporting it raw.

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Dr. Bashir Gwandu, disclosed this when the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule paid a courtesy visit to the agency.

Gwandu said the processing policy is in line with NASENI’s drive to encourage the processing of Strategic Solid Minerals and particularly to ensure that batteries are produced locally for both electric vehicles as well as other energy storage applications.

Nasarawa state is one of the states acknowledged to have potentially the largest deposits of lithium in Nigeria.

Call for investment

Gwandu recalled that NASENI recently made some efforts to encourage investors and Nigerian lithium off-takers from around the world to come and partner with it to process various combinations of lithium into batteries locally.

This will include lithium processing from mineral crushing and extraction all the way to final products that can be used both locally and also exported to other countries.

• “Some companies from China have already started visiting NASENI as a response to the call. NASENI will partner with other government agencies such as Rural Electricity Agency (REA), Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), and other investing institutions on this effort,” he said.

Gwandu said he was pleased that the Nasarawa state governor came to collaborate with NASENI in this regard.

According to him, a number of companies have indicated interest in investing in Nasarawa state to process lithium in various quantities ranging from 1,000-3,000 tonnes per day. So far, almost 6,000 tonnes per day are projected to be processed daily in Nasarawa alone.

Lithium rush in Nasarawa

On his part, Governor Sule said the companies have already indicated interest to process the 6,000 tonnes per day in Nasarawa state, adding that other states such as Kebbi, Kwara, etc., might also attract such kinds of companies and investments, and there is need for proper coordination, and for all hands to be on deck to ensure that Nigeria takes its place by being recognized as one of the largest lithium producers in the world.

The Governor added that there is something happening that is akin to Gold Rush which he termed the ‘Lithium Rush” happening in his state and this is because lithium price in the world market has jumped from $6,000 per metric tonne to $78,000 per metric tonne.

• “Nasarawa state has a large quantum of Lithium and hence the need to have a better working synergy with NASENI for purposeful exploration, extraction, and processing,” he said.

Engr. Sule urged NASENI to use its Solar in Gora as a lithium processing and battery production plant considering its proximity to the raw materials and the proximity to NASENI Solid Minerals Institute which is also located in Nasarawa town in the same state.

While promising to give the Agency the necessary support, he called for more collaborations with the State as it plans a second economic summit that would be tagged “Lithium Rush Summit”.

https://nairametrics.com/2023/08/21/fg-to-partner-nasarawa-state-on-local-processing-of-lithium/

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Li?

Very good.

If there are Chinese in Nassarawa, they must have been extracting the lithium illegally. Lithium is mostly used to power battery

Story, more than 1000tons leave Nigeria monthly

Crudeoil that we have been producing teh teh, we are still importing petrol.

Let's see if the story will be different for lithium.

If we can produce good lithium batteries in Nigeria, solar panels, that will bring down the cost of solar energy.

Good news. Hope it will be transparent?

Hmm. When you know Nigeria and the way we mismanage and introduce incompetence and corruption to things, you don't feel somewhat well about this.

But God knows best.

Good News

Ok. I'll only applaud when the local processing of the Lithium starts.

SMH... How about we do something national about the GOLD first?!!

Abi that one strictly belongs to China, Northern politicians and Bandits?!!

How can a nation sit on so many resources but the proceeds are largely pocketed by a select few?!! So wrong!


The diamonds stolen and moved from Liberia and Congo could have made those nations wealthier and more prosperous than Singapore.


Nigeria and Africa matter long pass 20 generations abeg...! Tueh!

They just discovered the lithium today

see new GOLD.

Just that thisNigeria matter no like better things.

Same lithium used in producing many batteries and powerbanks below my signatire

I hope this is not just an audio partnership, because the federal government is made up of Agbado cartels with no ideas.

Fake..

Una no fit share palliative..na Lithium you wan process..

Is it just me or ?

Another budget of $10B to excavate the land

I hope it is not another political jamboree..

May FG To Partner Nasarawa State On Local Processing Of Lithium favor me and my family

helinues:
Very good.

If there are Chinese in Nassarawa, they must have been extracting the lithium illegally. Lithium is mostly used to power battery

If you know what those Chinese are doing to the state's solid minerals you'd weep for Nigeria.

helinues:
Very good.

If there are Chinese in Nassarawa, they must have been extracting the lithium illegally. Lithium is mostly used to power battery

Don't IF us here this boy..?

Are the Chinese there..? Yes... Now what is your God gonna do about it

we get Lithium for nigeria?

Dead on arrival project. In 3 years time you wouldn't hear anything about it again

Check the experience of other countries mining Lithium. It kills the environment.

OyeofIkoTuN:


Don't IF us here this boy..?

Are the Chinese there..? Yes... Now what is your God gonna do about it

Write in Pidgin next time

Black man and raw material.

All the look for is raw material to sell.

The only thing they can do is agriculture. And even at them they need import seedlings and fatilizer

The Lithium they have been exporting raw, where are the proceeds?
Is it shared with other states?

Abi na just oil from my state good to share with everybody.
Our Water, farmlands polluted.

UselessOverblessed country with useless leaders.... Tueh

Good one. I pray the initiatives fosters on.