Investor Wary as Violence Shadows Nigeria’s Mining Ambitions
Nigeria has set its sights on the solid minerals sector to diversify the economy beyond oil, but escalating insecurity, banditry, and unregulated illegal mining operations threaten to derail investor confidence.
In this episode of Behind the Headlines, Elizabeth Musa sits down with BusinessDay reporter Obidike Okafor to break down how armed groups control lucrative mining corridors in Zamfara, Plateau, and Niger states, the human cost on host communities, and what the federal government must urgently fix to secure critical mineral investments.
Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction: The State of Nigerian Mining 1:02 – The Scale of Illegal Mining & Worker Exploitation 3:00 – Rising Insecurity & Attacks on Mining Sites 4:36 – Zamfara, Plateau & Niger: How Bandits Control Mineral Hubs 7:00 – Investor Concerns & Emerging Security Solutions 10:00 – The Toll on Host Communities Caught in the Middle 12:10 – Industry Demands: Safety, Value Chain & Government Action 15:30 – Lithium & Critical Minerals: Nigeria’s Big Opportunity
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