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Nigeria, US Sign Deal to Boost Mining Investment

Is this a real partnership delivering jobs and security or a late scramble for minerals disguised as cooperation?

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Nigeria, US Sign Deal to Boost Mining Investment

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Above: Miners hold lithium-bearing stones in Gidan Kwano, Nasarawa state, Nigeria, on Jan. 23, 2025. Image credit: Olympia de Maismont/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

This is what real partnership delivers — stronger security cooperation alongside a mineral framework that turns Nigerian rock into Nigerian factories, jobs and skills. Washington brings capital, technology and intelligence while respecting Nigerian ownership of its resources. Nigeria's reforms, secure licensing and tougher enforcement have created this opening, and deeper cooperation can strengthen local industry, investment and security. The payoff belongs to both nations.

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Establishment-critical narrative

One raid and one signing page do not fix a country bleeding from massacres, mass kidnappings and millions displaced. Washington's record tells the real story: votes against African interests at the U.N., false claims of Christian persecution as killings continue, and a late scramble for minerals against rivals who already control much of the processing and financing. Mineral promises mean little without reliable power, rail, refineries and industrial capacity on Nigerian soil.