Nigeria: With U.S.$2.8 Billion AKK Gas Pipeline, Buhari Targets More Jobs, Technology Transfer

1 July 2020

Abuja, Lagos, Lokoja — President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday inaugurated $2.8 billion Abuja-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project, with disclosures that the contract would create jobs, enhance technology transfer and boost local manufacturing.

Sharing the president's optimism, the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, said the project has the capacity to generate 3,600 megawatts of electricity.

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