{"id":69112,"date":"2025-06-26T11:36:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=69112"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:36:58","slug":"2-8-billion-akk-pipeline-successfully-crosses-river-niger-marks-major-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/26\/2-8-billion-akk-pipeline-successfully-crosses-river-niger-marks-major-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.8 Billion AKK Pipeline Successfully Crosses River Niger, Marks Major Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Onilede Titi Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In a significant breakthrough for Nigeria\u2019s gas infrastructure development, the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta\u2013Kaduna\u2013Kano (AKK) gas pipeline has successfully crossed the River Niger.<\/p>\n

This major engineering achievement was announced on June 26, 2025, and marks a crucial step forward in the construction of the strategic gas corridor.<\/p>\n

The crossing was executed by Oilserv Limited, the contractor handling Section A of the project, using advanced Horizontal Directional Drilling technology.<\/p>\n

This method enabled the team to drill beneath the river without disrupting its ecosystem, overcoming challenges posed by the river\u2019s depth and complex geology.<\/p>\n

The River Niger crossing had been one of the most difficult phases of the project and a key source of delay.<\/p>\n

Its successful completion eliminates a major hurdle and is expected to speed up work on the remaining sections.<\/p>\n

Spanning approximately 614 kilometers, the AKK pipeline is a central component of Nigeria\u2019s Gas Master Plan.<\/p>\n

It is designed to transport up to 3.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day from the gas-rich south to the industrial and power hubs of the north.<\/p>\n

This will support electricity generation, stimulate industrial growth, create jobs, and position Nigeria as a significant player in both regional and continental gas markets.<\/p>\n

The pipeline is also intended to connect with the future Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, enabling gas exports to Europe and expanding Nigeria\u2019s influence in the global energy sector.<\/p>\n

Officials report that the AKK project is now about 72 percent complete, with the River Niger crossing having been one of the last major technical challenges.<\/p>\n

This development is regarded as a major boost to Nigeria\u2019s efforts at economic diversification and energy transition, promising long-term benefits for domestic industries and international partnerships alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Onilede Titi Faith   In a significant breakthrough for Nigeria\u2019s gas infrastructure development, the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta\u2013Kaduna\u2013Kano (AKK) gas pipeline has successfully crossed the River Niger. This major engineering achievement was announced on June 26, 2025, and marks a crucial step forward in the construction of the strategic gas corridor. The crossing was executed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":69113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1720,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69114,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69112\/revisions\/69114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}