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OK, LET ME EDUCATE YOU GENTLEMEN ON WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

THE REASON YOU DON'T SEE NIGERIA ON THAT LIST IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT DONE A FULL MINERAL GEOMAPPING OF THE COUNTRY.

GEOMAPPING IS A LONG, EXPENSIVE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING AND RECORDING EVERY MINERAL DEPOSIT IN THE COUNTRY.

IN FACT, NO COUNTRY OR INVESTOR OR BANK TAKES YOU SERIOUSLY REGARDING MINERALS IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE AND PUBLISHED A FULL, COMPREHENSIVE GEOMAPPING OF YOUR MINERAL RESOURCES.

OUR OIL ADDICTION PREVENTED THIS FROM BEING DONE BY PREVIOUS GOVERNMENTS.

THE TINUBU ADMINISTRATION HAS COMMENCED FULL GEOMAPPING OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NIGERIAN HISTORY.

SO WE, AND THE WORLD WILL SOON KNOW THE FULL EXTENT OF OUR MINERAL ENDOWMENTS.

HAPPY WEDNESDAY ALL.

What of Vibranium?

DrMB:
Did you know a single country controls nearly 99% of the supply for key tech components?
The race for "Critical Minerals" is the new Space Race. One glance at the percentages below shows exactly who holds the cards in the global manufacturing game.
Our smartphones, EV batteries, and even defense systems rely on minerals we mostly don't produce at home. This isn't just about mining; it’s about national security and the future of the energy transition.
The dominance in this list is staggering:
Looking at these numbers, do you think diversifying the supply chain is a realistic goal for the next decade, or is the lead too great to catch? Drop a comment below! 👇



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udemzyudex:
I want to let you know that China is not the only country with those minerals, that's the point.
I wish I can get that video link, I would have posted it for you to watch and understand my point better.

Oga, rest. China controls most of industrial minerls in the world. The US admitted this recently when the report came out that it was going to be difficult to quickly replace a very critical component used in its ADS because the essential minerals used in the production was heavily controlled by the Chinese.

persius555:
Oga, rest. China controls most of industrial minerls in the world. The US admitted this recently when the report came out that it was going to be difficult to quickly replace a very critical component used in its ADS because the essential minerals used in the production was heavily controlled by the Chinese.

You definitely have comprehension problem.

Mattswaggz:
China is rising so fast.... going by their speed and strategic positioning it's just a matter of time before they'll topple the US on that top spot.

We have been hearing this since Year 2000. America is not sleeping. With just a population of 300 million people, their economy is still $10 trillion bigger than the Chinese economy. No country invests in R & D like the US. A knowledgeable person is always ahead of his peers.

SmartPolician:
We have been hearing this since Year 2000. America is not sleeping. With just a population of 300 million people, their economy is still $10 trillion bigger than the Chinese economy. No country invests in R & D like the US. A knowledgeable person is always ahead of his peers.

US has always been ahead and they maintain that advantage...nothing special about it or do you expect them to just watch China roll them over and take the top spot?...and also language, entertainment are also potent weapons in US hands that can also keep them ahead but China is closing the gap very fast and it's just a matter of time.... that's the point.

antimater:
At Op ..are you Chinese ? Of what benefit is china to you ? Is china developing Nigeria ? I don't know where your love and worship for China stems from but I believe you're probably thinking that China is different from other colonial superpowers.


For years we have been told that China is Africa's great development partner. The loans are large. The infrastructure is visible. The diplomatic speeches are generous. But the evidence tells a different story.

China is not developing Nigeria or Africa. It is extracting from Nigeria and from the rest of the continent.

Consider the trade numbers. In the first three months of 2026 alone, Africa's trade deficit with China reached a record 29 billion dollars. That is nearly 10 billion dollars worse than the same period the year before.

Look at Nigeria. In one quarter, Nigeria imported nearly 7 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods. Things like machinery, vehicles, and electronics. In that same period, Nigeria exported less than 1 billion dollars back to China. Most of what Nigeria sends to China is crude oil. Raw material. Unprocessed.

That is not a partnership. That is a system where Africa exports what is dug from the ground and imports what is made in factories.

The same pattern plays out across the continent. The Democratic Republic of Congo sends copper and cobalt to China. Angola sends oil. Guinea sends bauxite. These countries have little to show for it. The processing happens in China. The profits stay in China. The jobs stay in China.

China announced a zero tariff policy for 53 African countries starting in May 2026. It sounded like a major step forward. But according to United Nations trade data, 94 percent of African exports to China already entered duty free. The policy changes almost nothing. It is largely cosmetic.

Even African leaders who support the relationship are beginning to sound worried. A senior analyst recently noted that Africa is becoming more visible in Chinese trade data while losing economic leverage. In Guinea, 74 percent of mining exports go to China. That is not economic diversification. That is dependence.

I have worked with Chinese firms in Nigeria. I have seen the horrible working condition at Chinese factories. I have seen how local workers are treated. The Chinese workers live in guarded compounds. They eat Chinese food. They speak Chinese. When the project ends, the heavy equipment goes back to China. The skills leave with the Chinese workers. What remains is the debt and the extraction.

Meanwhile, Nigerians in the diaspora send billions of dollars home every year from the United States and Europe. That money goes directly to families. It pays for school fees. It builds houses. It starts businesses. There is no comparable flow of money from China to Nigerian households.

China is not developing Nigeria. It is extracting what it needs and selling back what we could make ourselves. The roads and rails are real. But they are not industrial development. You cannot build a manufacturing economy by importing finished goods with borrowed money while exporting raw materials at rock bottom prices.

The window for change is still open. But only if African leaders choose to prioritize local industry over cheap imports. And only if the West decides to look at Africa again. Until then, the extraction will continue.

And the silence from our leaders will be as damaging as the imbalance itself.

Nigerians and Africans should wake up , China is just another colonial master in disguise probably worst

Well said.

Some ingnorant gullible ppl think China would take Africa and Nigeria to the moon

No Nigerian flag there oh...why?

jazzman7711:
OK, LET ME EDUCATE YOU GENTLEMEN ON WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

THE REASON YOU DON'T SEE NIGERIA ON THAT LIST IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT DONE A FULL MINERAL GEOMAPPING OF THE COUNTRY.

GEOMAPPING IS A LONG, EXPENSIVE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING AND RECORDING EVERY MINERAL DEPOSIT IN THE COUNTRY.

IN FACT, NO COUNTRY OR INVESTOR OR BANK TAKES YOU SERIOUSLY REGARDING MINERALS IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE AND PUBLISHED A FULL, COMPREHENSIVE GEOMAPPING OF YOUR MINERAL RESOURCES.

OUR OIL ADDICTION PREVENTED THIS FROM BEING DONE BY PREVIOUS GOVERNMENTS.

THE TINUBU ADMINISTRATION HAS COMMENCED FULL GEOMAPPING OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NIGERIAN HISTORY.

SO WE, AND THE WORLD WILL SOON KNOW THE FULL EXTENT OF OUR MINERAL ENDOWMENTS.

HAPPY WEDNESDAY ALL.

Nonsense assumption lies