Venezuelan investors, particularly those in mining machinery and equipment production, have shown interest in exploring opportunities in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector.
Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Mining, Alejandro Martinez, expressed this during discussions with Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa.
Martinez requested Alake’s support in facilitating collaboration by encouraging Venezuelan investors to visit Nigeria and gather necessary information for potential investments.
In response, Dr. Alake emphasized Nigeria’s rich deposits of critical minerals essential for energy transition and reaffirmed the country’s openness to genuine investors committed to value addition.