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37 stories on the Industry & Mining desk in the last 30 days (37 this week). Latest: FG drafts new rules to curb abuse of free zones. Updated 1 October 2026.
Latest raise: Investors wary as violence shadows Nigeria’s mining ambitions →
- FG drafts new rules to curb abuse of free zones ↗
1 October 2026
- 10 failed capital projects that could have transformed Nigeria’s economy ↗
1 October 2026
- Can Nigeria finally turn energy into industrial power? ↗
1 October 2026
- SON, China’s CNIS Deepen Cooperation On Standards, Energy Efficiency ↗
2 October 2026
- NADDC Begins Nationwide Registration Of Motor Dealers ↗
2 October 2026
- PZ Cussons Nigeria Q1 Revenue Climbs 10% as Core Profit Rises 46% ↗
1 October 2026
- Investors wary as violence shadows Nigeria’s mining ambitions ↗
30 September 2026 · raise card
- Terra Industries to deploy autonomous surveillance at Promethean Resources’ Nigerian mines ↗
29 September 2026
- Nigeria’s drug manufacturing push: But where is the import substitution? ↗
29 September 2026
- Halogen, NSCDC push joint security model to curb illegal mining ↗
28 September 2026
- Blown away by the $20 billion Dangote Refinery in Nigeria, Ruto promises that the planned refinery in Kenya will be bigger as he fast-tracks the construction ↗
28 September 2026
- Africa’s richest man commences construction today on East Africa’s $16bn refinery as President Ruto announces project will create 60,000 jobs ↗
30 September 2026
- Nigeria courts Chinese oil, gas equipment makers to boost local manufacturing ↗
30 September 2026
- How Nigeria’s rural electricity agency is engineering a sustainable energy revolution through asset management ↗
30 September 2026
- Rafa Corporation accelerates growth with investment in Nigeria’s largest continuous soap manufacturing facility ↗
29 July 2026
- Italian defence giant Leonardo finally clears three M-346FA fighter jets in $1.3 billion deal with its first African customer ↗
30 July 2026
- Africa’s largest refinery will consume 2.5% of the world’s traded crude oil, Dangote says ↗
30 July 2026
- Africa's largest oil producer intends to beat countries like the US and Iran with the world's most ambitious grassroots refinery pipeline ↗
30 July 2026
- Nigeria is home to the world's largest single-train refinery—but there's a problem ↗
31 July 2026
- Africa’s most populous market now boasts cheaper locally produced fuel compared to imported petrol ↗
1 August 2026
- Chinese firm behind Nigeria's $1 billion cement takeover lands another $807 million deal in Asia ↗
2 August 2026 · raise card
- Africa’s largest refinery now supplies more than twice Nigeria’s total petrol imports ↗
26 September 2026
- Defending Factory Margins: How Nigerian Manufacturers Use Hybrid Solar to Cut Energy Costs ↗
25 September 2026
- US makes 3 strategic moves across Africa’s mineral belt as Washington chases critical minerals worth billions ↗
25 September 2026
- Nigeria’s macroeconomic stabilisation yet to translate into industrial comfort — Dele Oye ↗
24 September 2026
- Nigeria officially opens its $700 billion mining industry to US investors as Washington expands Africa mineral push ↗
24 September 2026 · raise card
- UN steps in to help Nigeria, Guinea, Zimbabwe and three others get more value from their critical minerals ↗
24 September 2026
- MAN warns 23% MPR cut may have little impact with lending rates at 30% ↗
24 September 2026
- MAN warns foreign supply dependence could derail Nigeria’s industrial ambitions ↗
23 September 2026
- Nigeria proposes new competition rules as Africa’s biggest refinery reshapes its fuel market ↗
23 September 2026
- Nigeria Customs floors Laurium Mining Company as Court dismisses N34 million import waiver suit ↗
22 September 2026
- NEPZA tightens import checks, targets illegal imports in Free Trade Zones ↗
22 September 2026
- Dangote dismisses monopoly claims, says refining opportunity was open to all ↗
22 September 2026
- Dangote details the forces that are attempting to derail Africa’s largest petroleum refinery ↗
15 May 2026
- Petrol imports plunge 60% as local refinery supplies 3.18 billion litres ↗
14 May 2026
- China confirms that Nigeria is its largest engineering contracting market in Africa ↗
14 May 2026
- Nigeria’s cement firms rake in N3.2 trillion in six months amid price hikes, construction boom ↗
5 August 2026