President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared on Sunday that with the hitherto abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Complex now nearing completion, the project will have the capacity to employ 500,000 Nigerians once designated as a free trade zone.
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The appointment of Prince Shaibu Abubakar-Audu as Minister of Steel Development has raised the hope of Kogi State indigenes over the completion of the 34-year-old Ajaokuta Steel Complex.
The court also barred the government from conducting its planned virtual pre-qualification conference interview slated for May 4, 2023, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
Adegbite disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja.
The Northern Governors Forum has commended the Federal Government over its plans to resuscitate the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State.
The Bureau of Public Enterprises has restated the Federal Government’s determination to ensure that Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited becomes fully operational.
Some of the experts and stakeholders in the mining sector commended the decision of the House of Representatives for standing with one voice to oppose the concession of Ajaokuta steel.
He said that the company had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Messrs Reprome Nigeria Limited for sourcing of spares and technical assistance