Nigeria Completes Key Milestone in Ajaokuta Kaduna Kano Pipeline Project
NNPC has completed welding the main line of the $2.8 billion AKK pipeline, including the River Niger crossing, paving the way for early 2025 connection. This marks a significant step in Nigeria's efforts to leverage its gas reserves for economic growth in the north.
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Nigeria's state oil company, NNPC Ltd, has achieved a significant milestone by completing the welding of the main line of the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline, including the critical River Niger crossing. This development marks a major step forward in the country's long-delayed infrastructure project, initially conceived in 2008, and sets the stage for the pipeline's expected connection by early 2025.
