Finance Minister, Heads, NNPC, DMO inspect Ajaokuta-Kano gas project

The Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Myele Kyari; and the Director-General, Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha, are currently inspecting the Ajaokuta segment of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project.

This was disclosed by NNPC via its Twitter handle on Tuesday.

It tweeted:

• “GMD @NNPCgroup Mallam @MKKyari, HM of Finance, Budget & National Planning @ZShamsuna & the DG Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha on an Inspection Tour of Ajaokuta Segment of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (#AKK) Gas Pipeline Project.

During the inspection, Kyari said,

“All our logistics are perfect. Our deliveries are on time & on schedule.”

#BREAKING:

GMD @NNPCgroup Mallam @MKKyari, HM of Finance, Budget & National Planning @ZShamsuna & the DG Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha on an Inspection Tour of Ajaokuta Segment of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (#AKK) Gas Pipeline Project.

Details later…#AKK #YearOfGas pic.twitter.com/mk7la85xSf

— NNPC Limited (@nnpclimited) December 15, 2020

What you need to know

• This pipeline is intended to establish a connection between pipeline networks in the eastern, western and northern regions of Nigeria. The project strives to utilize the country’s abundant natural gas resources to sustainably supply gas to northern Nigeria.
• NNPC announced tenders for this project in July 2013. The Cabinet of Nigeria approved the project in December 2017

Why it matters

The development is expected to reduce the quantity of gas flared in the country’s oil fields and thus improve air quality.