{
  "id": 3667452,
  "title": "NSE highlights lithium plant potential in Nasarawa, honours Gov Sule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nse-highlights-lithium-plant-potential-in-nasarawa-honours-gov-sule",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T04:41:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/nse-highlights-lithium-plant-potential-in-nasarawa-honours-gov-sule/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has awarded Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule the Presidential Merit Award for his commitment to infrastructure projects and investments in engineering education and human capital development. The NSE's National President, Engr. Ali Rabiu, led a visit to the state to inspect several major projects, including the Mararaba twin flyovers, Diamond New Energy lithium plant, Keffi flyover, and various educational institutions. The lithium plant, with a processing capacity of 6,000 tonnes per day, is seen as a significant step towards local mineral processing and value addition in Nigeria. Governor Sule expressed his gratitude for the recognition, highlighting his professional background as an engineer and the importance of the award to him.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Nasarawa Gov Sule orders probe, arrest over missing hospital equipment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nasarawa-gov-sule-orders-probe-arrest-over-missing-hospital-equipment",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:08:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}