Nigeria is expected to commence gas delivery to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, through the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) pipeline by July.
Dada Olusegun, special assistant to the president on social
media, announced this in a post on X on Tuesday, describing the development as
a major step in the country’s gas expansion drive.
“Nigeria is expected to begin gas delivery to the Federal
Capital Territory, Abuja, through the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) pipeline by
July,” Olusegun said.
The $2.8 billion project has, however, missed several
delivery timelines.
In April 2023, the federal government said the pipeline
would become functional in the third quarter of 2023, but the timeline was
later shifted, and in June 2024, authorities projected delivery by the first
quarter of 2025.
On April 11, 2025, Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive
officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, said
the project had reached 72 percent completion as of the end of the first
quarter of 2025.
In December 2025, Ojulari said the company had completed the
mainline of the AKK pipeline.
“By completing this main line, what that means is that we
can begin to make all the connections to the main line, which we will do in the
earlier parts of next year,” he said.
The GCEO had said upon completion, the project will unlock
unprecedented opportunities, power industries, energise communities, and propel
Nigeria into a new era of energy security and industrial growth.
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