Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has made known, Nigeria is geared up to supply Japan critical minerals, and declared, “Nigeria is open to serious mining investment”.
This is coming after a meeting between the Nigerian Minister and Mr. Michio Daito, President of the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), on the sidelines of the recently concluded Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, Japan.
Dele Alake posted on X: “In Yokohama, I met with the president of the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), Mr. Michio Daito, to advance discussions on Japanese investment in Nigeria’s mining sector. I highlighted President Tinubu’s reforms, Nigeria’s skilled workforce, improving infrastructure, and incentives such as tax holidays and duty waivers.
“Japan requires critical minerals, and Nigeria is ready to supply them, processed locally in line with our value-addition policy. With the Nigeria Solid Minerals Corporation as partner, we agreed to strengthen technical exchanges and establish direct engagement.
“Nigeria is open to serious mining investment.”
