President Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness critical minerals, particularly lithium, to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicles (EV) batteries. He disclosed this on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable. He proposed leveraging Nigeria’s vast lithium reserves as a cornerstone for …

Nigeria is seeking the support of South Africa to secure full membership in the G20 and BRICS. In a statement on Monday, the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, said that Nigeria is also eyeing membership in the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). Onanuga said the expanded BRICS boasts of being the engine of global economic growth in recent years, accounting for …

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Berlin, Germany, on Saturday to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on Monday, which is being hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, during the conference, the Nigerian leader would join other Heads …