The International Labour Organization estimates more than 1 million children work in mines and quarries worldwide, a problem ...

Lithium mining is dangerous and exhausting work. Miners descend several feet into dark pits then wield axes to hack through ...

Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for ...

Lithium mining has transformed Pasali, Nasarawa state over the past decade, creating a hub of illegal operations. Workers, ...

The International Labour Organisation estimates more than 1 million children work in mines and quarries worldwide, a problem particularly acute in Africa, where poverty, limited access to education ...

The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to focus on lithium production to increase ...

The lithium mining boom in Nigeria is powered partly by children. Host Carol Hills speaks with The Associated Press reporter Taiwo Adebayo who recently traveled into a remote part of Nigeria to follow ...

President Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s interest to partner with Nigeria in tapping into critical minerals, ...

South Africa and Nigeria have signalled their intent to deepen cooperation on critical minerals, especially with regards to ...

The global effort to cut carbon emissions and achieve net-zero targets by 2050 has driven up demand for transition minerals, ...

According to the House, the framework should aim to implement a lithium value chain ... The House noted that Nigeria’s vast mineral resources, including metallic ore, energy, industry ...

The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of a comprehensive roadmap to develop Nigeria’s lithium mining infrastructure and value chain. This move seeks to position the ...