G 20 Summit: Kaduna woos solid minerals investments

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Kaduna State Government through the Kaduna Mining Development Company (KMDC) has signed five strategic Memorandum of Understanding, MoUs to advance mineral mapping, funding, gold processing and integration into Africa’s mining ecosystem.

With these partnerships, Kaduna is projecting up to $3 billion in new investments, 10,000 jobs and tens of thousands lifted out of poverty over the next two years.

This was unveiled by Kaduna State Governor, Senior Uba Sani during the International Investment Forum for Solid Minerals, where he presented a vision for “Unlocking Kaduna’s Green Minerals Future.” in South Africa during the G 20 Summit

During the event, the State Government through the Kaduna Mining Development Company (KMDC) signed five strategic MoUs to advance mineral mapping, funding, gold processing and integration into Africa’s mining ecosystem. With these partnerships, Kaduna is projecting up to $3 billion in new investments, 10,000 jobs and tens of thousands lifted out of poverty over the next two years.

He highlighted the State’s emergence as a growing mining and industrial hub with 23 mineral assets and a strategy focused on value addition, processing and strong public-private partnerships, already attracting over $2.1 billion in investment from reputable global operators.

 Governor Uba Sani also called for deeper Nigeria–South Africa collaboration while commending President Tinubu’s reforms that continue to strengthen investment and subnational growth.

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