AKK Gas Pipeline

Nigeria’s NNPC says a long delayed gas pipeline is finally nearing completion, a step it believes could unlock large scale manufacturing and power generation across the country’s northern region.

After briefing President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, NNPC Ltd Group Chief Executive Bashir Ojulari told reporters that welding work on the main line of the Ajaokuta Kaduna Kano gas pipeline has been completed, including the technically difficult crossing of the River Niger. That section had stalled progress on the project for years.

The milestone brings the 614 kilometer pipeline closer to delivery, with connections expected to begin early next year. Ojulari …