News
02 March 2026

Nigeria, AFC sign $1.3bn deal to build alumina refinery

In:
Metals and Mining
Region:
Middle East & Africa

Nigeria has signed a $1.3 billion investment deal with Africa Finance Corporation to build an alumina refinery and fund nationwide mineral exploration, in one of the country's biggest private-sector mining deals.The pact, signed through the Solid Minerals Development Fund, covers the building of...

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