Nigeria Bets on Long-Delayed Gas Pipeline to Ignite an Industrial Boom

Nigeria’s state oil and gas company is planning to jumpstart an industrial boom in the north of the country thanks to a much-delayed gas pipeline, Reuters has reported, citing the chief executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company. “This is not just about energy,” Bashir Ojulari said. “It’s about industrialisation - fertiliser plants, power generation, and gas-based industries in Kaduna, Kano, Abuja, and Ajaokuta. We expect to see industrial parks spring up.” The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline has a price…