₦airaland Forum

PDPdestroyer:
Another bad day on the horizon for Obidients. My Obidient neighbour will not sleep well because of this

You think signing a mineral exploration pact to milk your country is an achievement you can use to mock Obidients? When will your country start processing you solid minerals like the USA and china that are coming to rip you off, taking you minerals for stupid geological data? mstchew

Trustyourself:
Does this black man actually understand the document he signed?

Life is not about color but intelligence

arantess:
omo, are you guys this dense?

the drug man licks US bottom and you are taging obidients

ogbeni use ya kafa na

Hahahahahaha kikikukikiki e pain am, ntoor!!!

D painment is real....

HacheNoire:
They have Venezuelared us!

Ask for the terms of the agreement and you will be labeled a terrorist.

The moment they started accusing the government of Christian genocide, I knew they were after something!

When US brings accusations, they want something!

Na only your comment make sense pass from the space. The rest are just bunch of paid actors who've sold their future for 20 Naira.

Kukutente23:
I thought these guys said they don't want to be a source of raw materials alone
Why then are you signing a pact that gives US access to our solid minerals? This is a huge policy somersault

Don't mind the clowns. Did you see the people celebrating it like an achievement?

magoo10:
I thought you swore not to comment on nairaland again ,what changed?
An unstable human cannot be taken seriously

First off, I never said that. I only demanded to be allowed to deactivate and have all my comments deleted.

Secondly, how dare a Gringori supporter tell anyone about instability? You support Gringori who leapfrogged from APGA that he swore never to leave, to PDP, LP, ADC, and finally NDC, but have the nerve to call someone 'Unstable"😂.

I gave you a candid advice lad. Use it.

omenka:
First of, I never said that. I only demanded to be allowed to deactivate and have all my comments deleted.

Secondly, how dare a Gringori supporter tell anyone about instability? You support Gringori who leapfrogged from APGA that he swore never to leave, to PDP, LP, ADC, and finally NDC, but have the nerve to call someone 'Unstable"😂.

I gave you a candid advice lad. Use it.

when your president who you support is bold enough to attend the United nations general Assembly I will take you serious,for now am sorry words cannot express how I see you guys.

omenka:
First off, I never said that. I only demanded to be allowed to deactivate and have all my comments deleted.

Secondly, how dare a Gringori supporter tell anyone about instability? You support Gringori who leapfrogged from APGA that he swore never to leave, to PDP, LP, ADC, and finally NDC, but have the nerve to call someone 'Unstable"😂.

I gave you a candid advice lad. Use it.

if Peter Obi has a history of drug case I will never be seen supporting him because my integrity is unparalleled.
I am convinced supporting Peter Gregory Obi.

Trump actually got what he wanted in Nigeria. Very smart guy

Keme4Real:
Abi they agreed to sell us those attack helicopters in exchange for this.

Why can't we mine and process this stuff ourselves. We will make similar money like what we get from oil. Thats automatically doubling govt revenue instead of increasing taxes and removing subsidies (which are the only things majority of the populace benefit from).

No we are letting foreigners mine the raw material, refine it and use it to manufacture computers iphones which they sell back to us for 1000 times the real cost.

Exactly whats happening with our oil.

And as stupïd as our leaders are, they can even sign a local content pact that will ensure that Nigerian youths are employed by the mining companies in numbers and given key roles that will enhance technology transfer and curb unemployment, but no, geological data is enough for them.

Leave ham. Na the English de confuse him lol

Worryingly:
Your mineral resources is about to be excavated ruthlessly and shipped abroad and what you summarized it as is "major milestone"?

What sort of collaboration can exist between a country that has minerals and another country that has the cash and influence if not that of exploitation.

While speaking on the development, the Deputy Secretary of State Landau expressed strong agreement with Nigeria’s position, adding that as Africa’s fastest-growing economy
and most populous country, Nigeria is a regional power that deserves partnership with the United States.

He affirmed that the agreement will bring greater prosperity to both countries and that the United States is happy to supportNigeria’s economic growth.

“The signal we are sending is that the United States and Nigeria are partners.

Under President Trump and President Tinubu’s leadership, the United States and Nigeria have done many things together in the last one and a half years that we’ve never done before.
I think we would like to keep building on that momentum”, he said.
https://www.channelstv.com/2026/09/24/nigeria-us-sign-mineral-investment-pact/

HacheNoire:
They have Venezuelared us!

Ask for the terms of the agreement and you will be labeled a terrorist.

The moment they started accusing the government of Christian genocide, I knew they were after something!

When US brings accusations, they want something!

Do u have the something in ur land ?
Unity beggar

magoo10:
when your president who you support is bold enough to attend the United nations general Assembly I will take you serious,for now am sorry words cannot express how I see you guys.

Were you in Pluto when he attended the 78th UNGA in 2023?

And if you are among those ignorantly saying that President Tinubu cannot go to USA during President Trump' s presidency,President Tinubu was in Los Angeles,USA on Friday,August 2025 when he made a stopover.

PDPdestroyer:
Another bad day on the horizon for Obidients. My Obidient neighbour will not sleep well because of this

We are busy mocking ourselves and Nigerian economy is going down; and Tinubu's government is giving us fake promises of a healthy economy - as catastrophic Buhari did. Stop defending
Bad governance: We all want Nigeria to work effectively for all; don't let Nigeria happen to you in a negative dimension.
Don't be a blind defender of any Leader, Religion, or Tribe; reason rationally!

Smh

My question to AI

Is this deal exploitation by USA?
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The solid minerals framework agreement signed between Nigeria and the United States is not inherently an act of exploitation, but rather a strategic partnership.

Whether it becomes exploitative or mutually beneficial depends entirely on how the terms of the contract are enforced and executed on the ground.

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What is the Nigeria–US Mineral Pact?


Signed in New York City by Nigerian Solid Minerals Minister Dele Alake and US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, the agreement is a framework designed to attract American capital into Nigeria’s underdeveloped mining sector, which holds resources estimated at $700 billion (including lithium, gold, and iron ore).

The agreement explicitly covers:

* Geological data sharing and exploration mapping.

* Technical capacity building and infrastructure development.

* Local processing and mineral development.


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## 🤝 The Case for Partnership (Why it's not viewed as exploitation)

The Nigerian government explicitly structured the agreement to avoid the traditional "extractive" or exploitative traps of past resource deals.

* Mandatory Local Value Addition: Minister Dele Alake explicitly stated, "Nigeria cannot remain a source of raw materials while others capture most of the value."

The deal explicitly focuses on local processing, meaning raw lithium or gold cannot simply be shipped out; processing plants must be built in Nigeria to create local jobs.

* Economic Diversification: Nigeria is attempting to break its heavy reliance on crude oil.

Unlocking its $700 billion solid minerals sector with US capital allows the country to build a more robust economy.

* Leverage in Geopolitical Competition: The US is aggressively playing catch-up with China, which currently dominates Nigeria's lithium and critical mineral supply chains.

This competition gives Nigeria leverage to demand better terms, technology transfers, and higher environmental standards from both Western and Asian investors.

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## ⚠️ The Case for Skepticism (Why critics worry about exploitation)

Historically, resource agreements between wealthy Western nations and African countries have left room for caution. Skeptics highlight several risks:

* Asymmetry of Power: Historically, multinational corporations hold vastly more legal, financial, and political power than local regulatory bodies, which can sometimes lead to skewed profit-sharing.

* Environmental Degradation: Mining critical minerals like lithium is highly resource-intensive and can cause severe ecological damage, water pollution, and displacement of local communities if environmental laws are poorly enforced.

* The "Resource Curse": Critics worry that without strict anti-corruption measures, local governance transparency, and a solution to regional insecurity, the wealth generated from these minerals may benefit political elites and foreign corporations rather than ordinary Nigerian citizens.


## ⚖️ The Bottom Line
The agreement itself does not grant ownership of the minerals to America; it establishes a legal freeway for business-to-business transactions.

If Nigeria successfully enforces its local processing mandates and holds US companies to high environmental and labor standards, the deal could be a massive economic win.

However, if regulatory enforcement is weak, it risks falling into older, historical patterns of raw material extraction.

- AI


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Translation: You people underestimate Nigeria.

NIGERIA does not sign and has never signed those types of contracts that hand over resources to imperialist powers.

Maybe if you are talking about all those Francophone African countries where they dash everything they have to France, then you may have a point.

BUT NOT WITH THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

The agreement must be solid with Nigeria in all cases.

As the AI, everything boils to the seriousness of Nigerians on ground to ensure the arrangement works.

Kukutente23:
The hypocrisy smells worse than dung from a male goat
Same you was whining and writhing in pains that Trump was supporting the Christian genocide alarm because he was after our rare earth resources
Same you today is advocating for Trump to come and cart away our rare earth minerals because they are useless to us
If there was a moniker to use to describe hypocrisy there will be no need to look beyond you

Show me the whining and writhing in pains, thanks. Hypocritical liar.

Too bad 😔😞

This singular agreement has sold our minerals to the US unknowingly. Let's wait for their arrival.

HacheNoire:
They have Venezuelared us!

Ask for the terms of the agreement and you will be labeled a terrorist.

The moment they started accusing the government of Christian genocide, I knew they were after something!

When US brings accusations, they want something!

It is better they want to buy from Nigeria,build infrastructures and teach us some technologies....according to the terms in the report... than allow China and some private persons including bandits,kidnappers steal and exploit it.
It has been there for donkey years without benefiting the masses of Nigeria except a few rogues.
It will surely create jobs almost like the oil industry.

K

Karlovich:
Once again, "I challenge Amoda Sangodele to prove he wasn't a know drug lord in the United States"- Ambassador to Mexico

It is economy that is important now not history of drug.

Since you have been whining, how has that affected your life and that of Nigerians?

The result of claiming false Christian genocide in Nigieria. They throw one bomb to wrong target in Sokoto and use it to collect a whole state mineral resources.. It's easy to recolonize Nigeria Christians.

Kukutente23:
The hypocrisy smells worse than dung from a male goat
Same you was whining and writhing in pains that Trump was supporting the Christian genocide alarm because he was after our rare earth resources
Same you today is advocating for Trump to come and cart away our rare earth minerals because they are useless to us
If there was a moniker to use to describe hypocrisy there will be no need to look beyond you

It is all good for Nigeria because it will reduce or eliminate banditry.
Create jobs for Nigerians,infrastructures relating to those mineral resources will be built,China will stop stealing our mineral resources and Nigeria will make a lot of foreign currency from it.
Ghana makes a lot of money from gold and it is mostly raw.

Ofemannnu:
It is better they want to buy from Nigeria,build infrastructures and teach us some technologies....according to the terms in the report... than allow China and some private persons including bandits,kidnappers steal and exploit it
It has been there for donkey years without benefiting the masses of Nigeria except a few rogues.
It will surely create jobs almost like the oil industry.

Lol @Emboldened

You Nigerians too dey over rate these oyibos
When will you all realize stealing,killing,lying and destructon is embedded in their dna?Oyibo mindset is,why pay for it when we can kill for it?

U.S. Govt to Nigerian representatives: "Give us access to your rare earth minerals before China gets it or we shall continue funding the insurgency and creating instability in your tertitory"

Nigeria representatives: "Okay Sir"

HacheNoire:
They have Venezuelared us!

Ask for the terms of the agreement and you will be labeled a terrorist.

The moment they started accusing the government of Christian genocide, I knew they were after something!

When US brings accusations, they want something!

You are not far from the truth. But most Nigerians are simply brain-dead to think deeper.

They did it in Afghanistan because of Opium and other resources....

olayinka63:
The result of claiming false Christian genocide in Nigieria. They throw one bomb to wrong target in Sokoto and use it to collect a whole state mineral resources.. It's easy to recolonize Nigeria Christians.

These are my posts in 2025.
Oyibos are too easy to understand if one takes the time to study them...too easy

mablie:
Lol @Emboldened

You Nigerians too dey over rate these oyibos
When will you all realize stealing,killing,lying and destructon is embedded in their dna?Oyibo mindset is,why pay for it when we can kill for it?

U.S. Govt to Nigerian representatives: "Give us access to your rare earth minerals before China gets it or we shall continue funding the insurgency and creating instability in your tertitory"

Nigeria representatives: "Okay Sir"

Truly,they go for their interest but we would also gain immensely from this.
Are they not the ones that opened your eyes to almost all what you know and use?
You have your gift,they have theirs.
If they didn't explore your oil,it will still be under the soil till date.

bigpicture001:
U can't see this kind of agreement with china government..their own is illegal mining and getting everything on the cheap ,hence cheap production cost to drive away rival who go through legitimate paths to get accross..

Say no to china!

And you think those state you find the Chinese mining the State Governors and FG don't know about it ?

As a matter of fact , State Governors are involve .. Zamfara, Borno are perfect example......

Sleekfingers:
You are not far from the truth. But most Nigerians are simply brain-dead to think deeper.

They did it in Afghanistan because of Opium and other resources....

Lol

When the Taliban were in power from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s,poppy production (the main ingredient for Heroin) drastically reduced.When the U.S annexed Afghanistan in 2001,poppy cultivation exponentially increased because it was a source of revenue for the U.S Government.
Na moo-moos dey associate with the U.S and her allies

BondRiv:
These incompetent people have gone to mortgage the future of Nigeria. I said it that Tinubu with all the skeletons in his closet is a threat to Nigeria's interests.

The US itself is the threat to Nigeria's interests, not Tinubu.

The US is the green snake here. When the US wants to snare, they bring up all sorts of accusations, like they have being doing for centuries and decades. Does the US even care about any country, what matters is their national interest.

Ofemannnu:
Truly,they go for their interest but we would also gain immensely from this
Are they not the ones that opened your eyes to almost all what you know and use?
You have your gift,they have theirs.
If they didn't explore your oil,it will still be under the soil till date

Smh @emboldened

The average Nigerian ain't gonna gain shi-shi from this agreement.

Only U.S Government officials and the everly corrupt Nigerian officials will receive all the dividends

Same old story