Abdullahi Ibrahim Danjija carefully extracts pieces of whitish rock from an open-cast mine, filling sacks that earn him N150,000 daily, double Nigeria’s monthly minimum wage. Three years ago, he migrated from Kano, drawn by the promise of fortune in Nasarawa’s burgeoning artisanal lithium mining industry. Like others in the region, he hopes to capitalize on the global surge in lithium demand, a crucial component in electric batteries and mobile phones. Near Danjija’s site, another group of workers operates a mine, where families, including women and children, were seen preparing explosives.…
Foreign Investors Eyeing Nigeria’s Untapped Lithium Reserves
