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Nigeria’s lithium boom struggles to benefit its communities

Nigeria’s lithium boom struggles to benefit its communities

With the right policies, Nigeria could boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve rural livelihoods. But in the rush to exploit its reserves, local communities may also pay a price through environmental pollution, land degradation, and insecurity that often accompany poorly regulated resource extraction.

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