# Nigeria’s raw materials summit puts technology-led processing on the agenda

> At the Abuja summit, Minister Kingsley Udeh urged African countries to turn unprocessed resources into locally made products and industrial jobs.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-19
- **Original source:** [Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation (Nigeria)](https://fmino.gov.ng/udeh-charges-africa-to-turn-raw-materials-into-industries-through-science-technology-and-innovation/)
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## Nigeria’s raw materials summit puts technology-led processing on the agenda

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.

[Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation (Nigeria)](https://fmino.gov.ng/udeh-charges-africa-to-turn-raw-materials-into-industries-through-science-technology-and-innovation/)

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