
25/09/2025
Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago joined other stakeholders at a Breakfast meeting of the United States-Nigeria Council at the Yale Club, New York as part of the sideline events at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The US-Nigeria Council (USNC) is the premier organization dedicated to strengthening commercial and business ties between the United States and Nigeria, drawing equal permanent membership from both countries.
The Council builds and supports long-term business partnerships between US and Nigerian companies that drive innovation, entrepreneurship, technology transfer, job creation, and economic growth in both economies.
The event was hosted by Mr. Dele Alake, the Hon. Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and (Oil), Mr. Will Steven’s, Deputy Assistant Secretary of United States Bureau of African Affairs, and other speakers.
Niger State located in the Nigeria mineral belt is strategically positioning herself as an extraordinary, untapped frontier for mining investment showcasing key deposits of gold, copper, lithium, lead, tantalite, beryllium, tin, and wolframite.
Niger State Secretariat
UNGA 2025