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Nigeria to Launch $800m Lithium Plants

NIGERIA will commission four major lithium processing plants in 2025 as part of an $800 million investment drive aimed at transitioning from raw mineral exports to domestic value addition, the country’s mining minister announced on Sunday. The move, described as…

Edo Loses 75-year-old Pilgrim in Makkah

A 75-year-old female pilgrim from Edo, Mrs Adizatu Dazumi, has died at the ongoing 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia after a brief illness. The late pilgrim was from Jattu Uzairue in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo and…