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ProjectUpdated on 6 August 2026

Lithium Nigeria

Director at Genison Corporate

Singapore

About

Investment Highlights

●      World-class grades: outcropping spodumene-bearing pegmatites returning rock-chip grades up to 5.34% Li₂O — several multiples of typical hard-rock lithium projects (1.0–1.5% Li₂O) and ahead of established producers such as Greenbushes (≈2.0%) and Pilbara (≈1.2%).

●      Significant scale: a mapped pegmatite swarm over 3 km of strike and hundreds of metres wide, within a district hosting 3,000+ known pegmatites along a 400 km belt.

●      Strategic geology: situated in central Nigeria's Pan-African mobile-belt pegmatite province, interpreted as the pre-drift geological extension of the Brazilian lithium belt — a globally under-explored address using modern methods.

●      Ground-truthed by mining: active artisanal spodumene extraction on two of the licences confirms coarse, hand-sortable, saleable ore at surface — de-risking the discovery ahead of drilling.

●      Tenement control: a granted regional exploration licence, an application over the core high-grade sites, and two secured 15-year landowner leases, with a third lease in negotiation.

●      Funded, near-term catalyst: capital is earmarked for trenching, systematic channel sampling and maiden RC/diamond drilling, targeting a maiden JORC (2012) Mineral Resource — a clear catalyst for a step-change in value.

 A Structural Supply Gap Meets a New Discovery

Global lithium demand is forecast to grow more than tenfold to 2040 as battery electrification accelerates, with committed supply falling well short of the pathway required for net-zero scenarios. Roughly 95% of lithium demand is expected to be battery-related by 2030, with EVs forecast to account for over half of new vehicle sales by that date. Meeting this demand will require a substantial pipeline of new hard-rock and brine sources — creating a premium for high-grade, large-scale discoveries in new jurisdictions.

Asset Overview

The project comprises a contiguous group of tenements approximately 200 km south-east of Abuja, Nigeria's capital, within a known but largely unexplored lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite province. Spodumene has been positively identified in the field by the project's independent Competent Person. Excavator-exposed pegmatites have returned high-grade lithium results across four discrete prospect sites, plus supporting regional samples on the granted exploration licence.

Project Location

  • Nigeria

Project Format

  • Private Project

Go Global Project

  • Yes

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)

  • Yes

Project Stage

  • Investment / Financing Discussion

Main Project Sector

  • Energy and Natural Resources

Energy and Natural Resources

  • Mining

Total Project Value

  • 10,000,001 to 25,000,000 USD

Investment Capital Required

  • 2,500,001 to 5,000,000 USD

Interested Format of Cooperation

  • Direct Equity Investment
  • Equal Shareholdings
  • Majority Shareholdings
  • Minority Shareholdings
  • Joint Venture
  • M&A / Strategic Acquisition Opportunity
  • Open for Negotiation

Preferred Financing Model

  • Equity
  • Open for negotiation

Type(s) of Last Financing Round of the project (if Applicable)

  • Equity (private)

Total amount raised (USD)

10000000

Main Service(s) Required

  • Financial Services

Financial Services

  • Fund Management
  • Hedge Funds
  • Institutional Investment
  • Investment Banking
  • Mergers & Acquisition
  • Private Banking
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Securities
  • Syndicated Loans
  • Trust Fund
  • Wealth Management

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