Nigeria is on track to start supplying gas to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja through the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) pipeline as early as July, marking a key milestone in the country’s push to broaden its gas infrastructure network.
The update was shared on Tuesday by Dada Olusegun, Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, who broke the news in a post on X and described the move as a vital boost to national efforts to expand gas utilisation across key regions.
“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 encountered repeated setbacks, failing to meet several earlier target dates for completion and operational start.
Originally, the federal government had indicated in April 2023 that the pipeline would be ready for use during the third quarter of that year, but those plans were later adjusted.
By June 2024, officials had revised expectations, pointing to the first quarter of 2025 as the new target.
On April 11, 2025, Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, reported that the scheme had hit 72 percent completion by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
Persecondnews recalls that in December 2025, Ojulari confirmed that the mainline of the AKK pipeline had been fully completed.
“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.
Ojulari said full completion of the project would unlock unprecedented opportunities, power industries, energise communities, and propel Nigeria into a new era of energy security and industrial growth.
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