How Miscommunication Hampered Completion of Ajaokuta Steel Complex

Edit All Africa 18 Apr 2016
[Leadership] Startling details have emerged as to reasons why the Original Builders of Ajaokuta Steel Complex have not yet been considered as probable technical partners for the completion of Ajaokuta Steel Mill ... ....

Union Urges Govt to Settle Legal Issues On Ajaokuta Steel Plant

Edit All Africa 04 Apr 2016
[Daily Trust] The Iron and Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ISSSAN) yesterday advised the federal government to ensure that all legal issues that would affect the proposed revival of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant were settled amicably ... ....

Ukrainian Experts to Participate in Ajaokuta Steel

Edit All Africa 19 Mar 2016
[Leadership] Ukraine has shown strong interest and commitment in further contributions towards the reconstruction of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant, in Kogi State. According to the Ukraine Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Valerii Aleksandruk, who spoke to members of the media in an interactive session in Abuja, noted that Ukrainian experts were ready to take part in the project ... ....

Nigeria Seeks to Revive Dormant $4.5 Billion Steel Mill in 2016

Edit Bloomberg 09 Feb 2016
Nigeria is aiming to hand over the $4.5 billion Ajaokuta steel complex to private operators this year as part of a plan to kick start its industrial and mining industries, Kayode Fayemi, the country’s minister of Solid Minerals Development, said. Construction of Ajaokuta, which lies on the Niger River and was supposed to have an installed capacity of 5 million metric tons of steel a year, began in 1979....

Why Ajaokuta Steel Company Won't Function Immediately - Minister

Edit All Africa 03 Feb 2016
[Premium Times] The Minister for Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi, has said that the Federal Government would need to clear all legal hurdles surrounding the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited for it to begin to function ... ....

Govt Vows to Reactivate Ajaokuta, Alscon

Edit All Africa 22 Dec 2015
[Premium Times] The Minister of Solid Minerals, Kayode Fayemi, has described the current status of both the Ajaokuta Steel Company and Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria as symbols of collective shame and embarrassment for all Nigerians ... ....

Senate Asks Govt to Revive Ajaokuta Steel Company

Edit All Africa 18 Dec 2015
[This Day] Abuja -The Senate yesterday implored the federal government to urgently put machinery in place to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company, saying the move will create employment for local craft men, physically challenged at home and abroad and professionals in all fields ... ....

Buhari Passionate About Completion of Ajaokuta Steel - Fayemi

Edit All Africa 15 Dec 2015
[Vanguard] Lokoja -Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is very passionate about the completion and effective operation of the Ajaokuta Steel Company, located in Kogi state ... ....

Ajaokuta Steel Company Needs 1.1 Billion Dollars for Rehabilitation - Association

Edit All Africa 23 Oct 2015
[Leadership] Mr Sanusi Mohammed, Secretary-General, African Iron and Steel Association, said about 1.1 billion dollars would be required to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi ... ....

Teenager Escaping From Brother in Ajaokuta Intercepted in Abuja

Edit All Africa 07 Sep 2015
[Daily Trust] A 15-year-old boy escaping from his elder brother who resides in Adavi, Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State after stealing his money, has been intercepted by the police in Kubwa, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.... ....

Revive Ajaokuta Steel Plant, Lawmaker Urges Buhari

Edit All Africa 17 Aug 2015
[Daily Trust] A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ajaokta Federal Constituency, Hon Lawal Idris has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to revive the Ajaokuta steel company that has been abandoned by successive administrations.... ....

Suicide attack at checkpoint in Nigeria's Maiduguri kills four

Edit Yahoo Daily News 13 Jul 2015
Four people killed were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber hit a military checkpoint on the outskirts of the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, civilian vigilantes told AFP. The blast happened at about 12.10 pm (1110 GMT) at the Jimtilo checkpoint, as passengers arriving in Maiduguri were being screened, they said ... Danlami Ajaokuta, another civilian vigilante, said the bomber struck in the middle of the crowd of passengers ... ....

11 killed in Boko Haram raid on North East Nigeria village: Residents

Edit DNA India 11 Jul 2015
Danlami Ajaokuta, from the civilian militia force, confirmed the attack, which happened yesterday at about 8.00 pm local time and is the ......
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