Lithium mining has transformed Pasali, Nasarawa state over the past decade, creating a hub of illegal operations. Workers, ...

Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for ...

Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for ...

Children as young as five-years-old were found to be working in one illegal mine. View on euronews ...

Juliet Samaniya, a 6-year-old, works in dangerous conditions mining lithium in Nigeria. With child labor prevalent, the demand for lithium contributes to unsafe and illegal mining practices. Despite ...

The lithium mining boom in Nigeria is powered partly by children. Host Carol Hills speaks with The Associated Press reporter Taiwo Adebayo who recently traveled into a remote part of Nigeria to follow ...

The International Labour Organisation estimates more than 1 million children work in mines and quarries worldwide, a problem particularly acute in Africa, where poverty, limited access to education ...

Ibrahim said he then sells his lithium in bulk to Chinese companies. Ibrahim said he knows that children are working at his mines and others he buys from, but he said many of the children are ...

Unregulated mining in Nigeria costs billions annually, exploiting children in hazardous labor conditions. Australian youngster becomes the fastest 16-year-old in history over 200m 8 Habits That Are Ma ...

The children are suffering from panic attacks ... Angela Marques Santos began having respiratory problems after the lithium mine was installed. Image by Caio Guatelli. People today wait as long ...