24/08/2026
SMDF is putting grant funding into one of the biggest gaps holding Nigerian mining projects back: bankability.
The EMERGE programme is targeting early-stage exploration, critical minerals development and processing, and geoscience research, helping build the project pipeline investors need to see before they commit capital.
But getting a project to the next stage takes more than exploration funding.
At Nigeria Mining Week 2026, the conversation moves from funding exploration to getting projects investment-ready:
• Financing Exploration & Junior Mining Companies: what Nigerian data rooms need to contain for DFIs, royalty and streaming providers
• Project Finance Readiness Workshop: how to build a complete bankability pack and avoid the gaps that stall financing
• Deal Room: direct 1:1 meetings connecting junior miners with financiers, off-takers and private capital
This is where Nigeria’s mining pipeline meets the capital needed to develop it.
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📅 12–14 October 2026
📍 Abuja Continental Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
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📖 Download the programme brochure:
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