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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/africa-raw-materials-summit-local-manufacturing-oct-19-2026",
  "slug": "africa-raw-materials-summit-local-manufacturing-oct-19-2026",
  "category": "mining-materials",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-19",
  "sourceName": "Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation (Nigeria)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://fmino.gov.ng/udeh-charges-africa-to-turn-raw-materials-into-industries-through-science-technology-and-innovation/",
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  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Africa",
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  "content": {
    "title": "Nigeria’s raw materials summit puts technology-led processing on the agenda",
    "summary": "At the Abuja summit, Minister Kingsley Udeh urged African countries to turn unprocessed resources into locally made products and industrial jobs.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Nigeria’s raw materials summit puts technology-led processing on the agenda",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Opening the second Africa Raw Materials Summit in Abuja on 19 October, Nigeria’s Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Kingsley Udeh called for a shift from exporting raw materials toward technology-driven processing and manufacturing. The meeting’s theme, “From African Feedstock to African Factory,” linked science, technology and innovation with local value addition. Udeh framed the call as a continental industrial priority; the announcement described a policy direction, not newly commissioned factories or guaranteed investment."
        ],
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            "name": "Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation (Nigeria)",
            "url": "https://fmino.gov.ng/udeh-charges-africa-to-turn-raw-materials-into-industries-through-science-technology-and-innovation/"
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