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Ajaokuta Steel Complex

21 Sep
Forty years ago, Nigeria set out to build the Ajaokuta Steel Complex, aiming to position itself as a global industrial heavyweight. Expectations were high that the project would provide the much-needed backbone for the country’s infrastructure development
20 Dec 2023
Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has noted that Indian company, Jindal Steel, in Nigeria, is set to invest about $5 million to begin a steel plant in the country.
9 Dec 2023
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Friday, said that the Ajaokuta steel complex has the capacity and potential to deliver high quality steels.
28 Nov 2023
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged the Federal Government to involve indigenous engineers in the revival roadmap of the Ajaokuta Steel Complex.

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