100 NASARAWA STATE INDIGENES TO ACQUIRE LITHIUM REFINING SKILLS IN CHINESE PLANT AT SHAGAMU, OGUN STAT
No less than 100 Nasarawa state indigenes with technical background are to acquire skills and capabilities in lithium refining processes.
Nasarawa state Governor, H.E Engr Abdullahi A. Sule extracted this commitment from officials of Ganfeng Lithium Industry refining plant in Shagamu, Ogun State.
Governor Sule who visited the refining plant on Sunday said the purpose of the visit was to track the lithium mined from Nasarawa state to ensure value addition in conformity with the state’s mining policy.
The Nasarawa state government’s policy on mining stipulates that mining companies must set up processing plants in the state in order to add value instead of the previous practice where the lithium is carted away in its raw form.
Speaking on another benefit of the visit Governor Sule said “ one of the promises I extracted from them is that they will bring 100 people from Nasarawa state to be able to learn here so that when they return to Nasarawa they will be able to work in the factory”
The officials of Ganfeng also assured Governor Sule that work on the refinery in Endo, Nasarawa state is progressing steadily with completion deadline of June of this year.
The lithium refining plant under construction in Endo, Nasarawa state has three times the capacity of the plant in Shagamu, Ogun state.
Ibrahim Addra
Chief Press Secretary
24/02/2025
