The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake,during the 5th African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit has received a landmark report from the Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South, a collaborative platform dedicated to helping emerging economies build secure, local mineral supply chains that drive domestic industrialisation.
The report charts a direct line from Nigeria’s clean energy ambitions to its mineral wealth. It maps national demand for solar PV, energy storage and electric vehicles. The report also assesses current supply and trade positions, identifies the gaps and sets out strategic pathways to close it.
Central finding in the report
Nigeria’s endowment of lithium, copper and bauxite aligns precisely with the minerals needed to accelerate the country’s green energy transition.
Receiving the report, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake noted: “By mapping domestic demand, supply, and trade patterns, this report provides mineral-specific policy pathways to leverage Nigeria’s resources for our own green industrialisation.”
The Council, hosted by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the Global South Centre for Clean Transportation, in partnership with the Ministry, are committing to the next phase. This includes a mineral-to-manufacturing localisation roadmap, to retain more value in-country. Greater South-South investment partnerships, to connect Nigeria with manufacturers and investors across the Global South, and to with local stakeholders to advance green industrialisation projects, will be pursued.
The handover at AFNIS 2026 closes a loop that began at AFNIS 2024. Since then, the Council, the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, and Core International have collaborated to deliver the report. The ceremony took place at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
