{
  "id": 10490199,
  "title": "Mineral deal: Publish your MoU with Tinubu govt – US firm tells Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/mineral-deal-publish-your-mou-with-tinubu-govt-us-firm-tells-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:42:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/28/mineral-deal-publish-your-mou-with-tinubu-govt-us-firm-tells-trump/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Advocacy firm Von Batten-Montague-York has urged the Trump administration to publish the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Nigeria regarding critical minerals. The firm's X post argues that transparency is needed to combat allegations of corruption surrounding the agreement. They claim the US's integrity hangs in the balance as Democrats plan to investigate critical-minerals deals negotiated by the Trump administration. The MoU, signed on September 24 in New York, covers geological data, exploration, mineral development, processing, infrastructure, and technical capacity. Von Batten-Montague-York warns that accusations of a \"pay-to-play\" arrangement and the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners under the NSCDC custody in Niger State are concerns that must be addressed.",
  "summary": "A United States advocacy firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has urged the administration of Donald Trump to publish the signed Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between the US and Nigerian government on critical minerals. In a post on its verified X handle, Von Batten-Montague-York said the disclosure would help dispel allegations of corruption surrounding the agreement. The firm […] Mineral deal:…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}