Johannesburg, South Africa – On the sidelines of the 2025 G-20 Summit, Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani unveiled roadmap titled “Unlocking Kaduna’s Green Minerals Future,” pitching the northern Nigerian state as the country’s next major mining and industrial hub.
Speaking at the International Investment Forum for Solid Minerals, Governor Sani announced that Kaduna already hosts 23 commercially viable mineral deposits and has attracted more than $2.1 billion in committed investments from leading global mining operators through a deliberate policy of value addition, local processing, and robust public-private partnerships.
The Kaduna Mining Development Company (KMDC) signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with international partners covering advanced mineral mapping, project financing, gold refining and processing, and deeper integration into continental mining value chains.
The new agreements are projected to unlock up to $3 billion in fresh investments over the next two years, create at least 10,000 direct and indirect jobs, and lift tens of thousands of households out of poverty through mining-related economic activities.
“Kaduna is open for responsible, transparent, and sustainable mining business,” Governor Sani declared. “We are moving from mere extraction to processing and value addition so that our people and our communities benefit directly from the wealth beneath our soil.”
The Governor commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ongoing economic reforms, which he said have restored investor confidence and empowered subnational entities like Kaduna to compete aggressively for global capital.
He also called for stronger bilateral collaboration between Nigeria and South Africa in the mining sector, urging both nations to fast-track implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocols on minerals and critical raw materials.
The governor said that with lithium, gold, nickel, and other green-energy minerals among its confirmed deposits, Kaduna is positioning itself at the heart of the global energy-transition supply chain at a time when demand for battery and renewable-energy metals is surging.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
