Nigeria: Despite Solid Mineral Abundance, Nigeria Makes Only N496 Billion in 13 Years

The sector generated N79.96 billion in 2019 while oil and gas generated N13.9 trillion the same year.

Nigeria realised a meagre N496 billion from solid minerals in 13 years despite the country's huge deposits, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has said in its latest audit report.

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