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The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, in collaboration with industry partners, took a tour of a lithium processing facility in Nasarawa State as part of activities around the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS) — signalling Nigeria's ambition to power the future and lead Africa's energy transition. The tour reflects policies that have opened the country's mining sector to foreign investors, with officials showcasing how international companies and the wider African community can now mine and invest in Nigeria under its value-addition framework.
On the global tech scene, Nigeria's startup ecosystem remains heavily dependent on foreign venture capital from the US and Europe. When global tech giants lose value, international investors typically turn cautious and pull back from riskier markets — a dynamic that could make it harder for Nigerian tech startups to raise dollar funding. Compounding this, many Nigerian software engineers work remotely for Western tech firms; if those companies freeze hiring or cut costs amid market pressure, it could shrink remote job opportunities for local talent. Analysts say markets will be watching for clearer forward guidance, pricing signals, and long-term contracts that could offer some reassurance — though, as seen in past cycles, reported order backlogs don't always reflect underlying demand.
Meanwhile, U.S. markets saw a highly active trading session, with a significant rise in overall share volume moving through the system, even as individual investors traded with some caution heading into the closing bell.
(Note: the specific share-volume and dollar-value figures in the original script appear to contain transcription errors — e.g., "546.8 million shares," "49,147 trades," and "$39.3 billion" don't fully reconcile as a single coherent statistic. Recommend verifying the exact index, date, and source before publishing this segment.)
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