Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has assured Nigerians that the country's critical mineral resources will not be given away under the recently signed framework with the United States.

Oduwole gave the assurance while speaking on Arise Television's Morning Show monitored by The News Chronicle on Tuesday, explaining the scope of the Nigeria-US critical minerals framework and the government's position on the agreement.

"The U.S. have a list of 60 minerals that they're trying to secure globally. Nigeria has about 26 of those minerals, so there's nothing anybody's going to take away from us without it being on our own terms," she said.

The minister clarified that the framework signed b...