AFNIS 2026: Tinubu rallies Africa to end raw mineral exports, drive industrial growth

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to transforming Africa’s vast mineral wealth into industrial growth, jobs, and economic prosperity, declaring that the era of exporting raw materials while importing finished products must come to an end.
Speaking through the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, at the opening of the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit, AFNIS 2026, in Abuja, the President said Africa must leverage its resource endowment to drive industrialization and strengthen its position in the global economy.
He noted that critical minerals, energy transition technologies, and emergi...