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Africa’s Biggest Lithium Processing Plant Is Now In Nigeria

On Thursday 02 July 2026, Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned a new lithium processing facility which is the largest in Africa.

The factory was constructed by a Chinese company, Diamond New Energy, in partnership with the Nasarawa State Government.

The $250 million plant has a processing capacity of 6,000 metric tonnes lithium per day (equivalent to about 3 million tonnes per annum), and is located in the Endo industrial hub within Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

It was constructed in cooperation with the Chinese companies Jiuling / Canmax, whose combined production capacity accounts for over 20% of the global lithium market.

Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the launch, President Tinubu said the commissioning shows Nigeria is ready to move from mere raw mineral extraction to fullscale local processing and value addition.

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Confirmation that every region in Nigeria is blessed so North shouldn't be scared of restructuring

Walezy2020:
Confirmation that every region in Nigeria is blessed so North shouldn't be scared of restructuring

You're correct but their real issue is that they are afraid to be self-dependent because they feel the South is far more advanced and they need 'one Nigeria' till they can catch up in terms of education, wealth, human devellopment ndex , industry, SME capacity, entrepreneural capacity etc.

@Topic. Impressive. I would even wish the North Discover more oil than the SS has so that, hopefully, their worthless leaders would develop their human resources instead of neglecting them so they become menaces to society through terrorism and banditry.

God bless Arewa
God bless Nigeria
God bless our President Bola Hamed Tinubu

Nigerians and backwards mentality
We don't produce batteries but we're rejoicing over a lithium plant built to exploit natural resources found in our environment
Some zone Bees above have even turned it to a geopolitical issue
Who do us like this sey? I wan know the man

TopBanter:
You're correct but their real issue is that they are afraid to be self-dependent because they feel the South is far more advanced and they need 'one Nigeria' till they can catch up in terms of education, wealth, human devellopment ndex , industry, SME capacity, entrepreneural capacity etc.

@Topic. Impressive. I would even wish the North Discover more oil than the SS has so that, hopefully, their worthless leaders would develop their human resources instead of neglecting them so they become menaces to society through terrorism and banditry.

Wo many powerful points are made in this observation that I cannot think of anything to add.

How will it help Nigerians. How does it affect the lives of Nigerians

Congratulations to the people in government and
Eya more poverty for the community housing it chai 🤧🤧🤧


Before you quote me to say rubbish, remember only two people will benefit from this.
1. Politicians
2. Chinese investors

Who will be the running machine
1. The poor masses as 65% workers/ED will be foreigners while the 35% left will be the labourers

Another bad news to the online and offline haters of the nation.
The bandits and terrorist celebrants
Haters of any progress in the nation
God go continue to dey bathe una with shame and disgrace.
Nigeria must work
Nigeria must succeed.

Will this make cost of batteries n lithium powered products to be cheaper n readily available to the common Nigerians??
We all know better.

We celebrated the discovery of lithium, believing it would drive industrialization, create jobs, and transform our state into a hub for lithium batteries and other value-added products.

Instead, we're watching the raw mineral being exported while the real wealth, technology, and employment opportunities go elsewhere. We remain suppliers of raw materials and importers of finished goods.

Natural resources don't make nations prosperous—visionary leadership and value addition do. What a country.

Kukutente23:
Nigerians and backwards mentality
We don't produce batteries but we're rejoicing over a lithium plant built to exploit natural resources found in our environment
Some zone Bees above have even turned it to a geopolitical issue
Who do us like this sey? I wan know the man

I actually think this is good news because Nigeria's mineral resources are not fully utilized since the main focus has been on crude oil. It will help the country if mineral resources like lithium etc are fully utilized and monetized. Dont you think so?

Wonderful
I hope they manage it well

Standing still must be a better option than making progress improvements.

We need more mature citizens with a can do attitude instead of naysayers.

Kukutente23:
Nigerians and backwards mentality
We don't produce batteries but we're rejoicing over a lithium plant built to exploit natural resources found in our environment
Some zone Bees above have even turned it to a geopolitical issue
Who do us like this sey? I wan know the man

I will rather celebrate good leadership than celebrate any discovered natural resources that won't benefit us as Nigerians.

legendarystar:
Congratulations to the people in government and
Eya more poverty for the community housing it chai 🤧🤧🤧


Before you quote me to say rubbish, remember only two people will benefit from this.
1. Politicians
2. Chinese investors

Who will be the running machine
1. The poor masses as 65% workers/ED will be foreigners while the 35% left will be the labourers

People will always benefit from any good done. The workers and their dependabts are also beneficiaries The contractors and suopliers are beneficiaries and the economy gains the tech transfer as well

only if you comprehend the key destructive nature of religion in the north, discover all the resources in the world there it still won't make a difference

TopBanter:
You're correct but their real issue is that they are afraid to be self-dependent because they feel the South is far more advanced and they need 'one Nigeria' till they can catch up in terms of education, wealth, human devellopment ndex , industry, SME capacity, entrepreneural capacity etc.

@Topic. Impressive. I would even wish the North Discover more oil than the SS has so that, hopefully, their worthless leaders would develop their human resources instead of neglecting them so they become menaces to society through terrorism and banditry.

Kukutente23:
Nigerians and backwards mentality
We don't produce batteries but we're rejoicing over a lithium plant built to exploit natural resources found in our environment
Some zone Bees above have even turned it to a geopolitical issue
Who do us like this sey? I wan know the man

I think the real question we should be asking is: Who did this to your brain? Please don't use this kind of reasoning to raise children.
If Aliko Dangote had waited for Nigeria to start manufacturing vehicles before deciding to build a refinery, do you honestly think the Dangote Refinery would exist today?
Progress comes from people who identify opportunities and invest in solving problems—not from waiting for every other sector to develop first. Sometimes, one major investment becomes the catalyst that drives growth in many other industries.

Nasarawa full with many natural resources.

中国人很厉害

Kukutente23:
Nigerians and backwards mentality
We don't produce batteries but we're rejoicing over a lithium plant built to exploit natural resources found in our environment
Some zone Bees above have even turned it to a geopolitical issue
Who do us like this sey? I wan know the man

Must you wail on every good news?

Yes, we don't produce batteries yet, is it forbidden to start the production?

When crude oil was discovered in Nigeria, did we have the refinery then?

That one of the reasons the north doesn't trust you people in terms of power.

The government blah blah blah...
If they realised it's this important why not hurry and build the processing plant for the country, or at least the northern region.
Dancing acrobatics and somersaulting for the Chinamen investment

No need. They won't use it for anything



Thunder fire that mod/bot wey dey ban me for nothing

Blah blah blah...
The raw materials is being extracted and exported to china while the natives go hia wiiin

Walezy2020:
Confirmation that every region in Nigeria is blessed so North shouldn't be scared of restructuring

The north is fully in control of the oil in the south many of them including their emirs own a lot of oil wells in the niger delta so this makes restructuring not attractive to them someone like dangote that this current nigeria's structure made the richest black man on earth will definitely do everything within his power to fight against it.

TopBanter:
You're correct but their real issue is that they are afraid to be self-dependent because they feel the South is far more advanced and they need 'one Nigeria' till they can catch up in terms of education, wealth, human devellopment ndex , industry, SME capacity, entrepreneural capacity etc.

@Topic. Impressive. I would even wish the North Discover more oil than the SS has so that, hopefully, their worthless leaders would develop their human resources instead of neglecting them so they become menaces to society through terrorism and banditry.

If you think the North is afraid of self-dependant, then the joke is on you, the North had always wanted to secede, they just stayed silent because of the Oil in the south, watch when oil becomes less relevant in the scheme of things, THE NORTH WOULD FIGHT TO SECEDE. They are just waiting.

we need to translate all this first and biggest to better standard of living.

Kukutente23:
Nigerians and backwards mentality
We don't produce batteries but we're rejoicing over a lithium plant built to exploit natural resources found in our environment
Some zone Bees above have even turned it to a geopolitical issue
Who do us like this sey? I wan know the man

You wouldn't have posted this comment if you weren't backward

Dammn niggarr,, issorite

Okay. Good one. Let’s start having standard and affordable indigenous solar batteries and all other lithium can do then

TopBanter:
You're correct but their real issue is that they are afraid to be self-dependent because they feel the South is far more advanced and they need 'one Nigeria' till they can catch up in terms of education, wealth, human devellopment ndex , industry, SME capacity, entrepreneural capacity etc.

@Topic. Impressive. I would even wish the North Discover more oil than the SS has so that, hopefully, their worthless leaders would develop their human resources instead of neglecting them so they become menaces to society through terrorism and banditry.

You are correct oooo but I don't think my us|ess politifcians are actually ready. They only need one nigeria so as to control every region and their resources. Especially the Northwest. Maybe restructuring will help them discover their potentials because my Northern politifcians are not there for development but to loot every single resources that is available

Walezy2020:
Confirmation that every region in Nigeria is blessed so North shouldn't be scared of restructuring

More like north shouldn't be scared of being a separate country.

Kukutente23:
Nigerians and backwards mentality
We don't produce batteries but we're rejoicing over a lithium plant built to exploit natural resources found in our environment
Some zone Bees above have even turned it to a geopolitical issue
Who do us like this sey? I wan know the man

If you open a battery factory, I don't think Nigerians would fight you.