FG signs agreement with Russian Consortium to rehabilitate Ajaokuta steel plant

The Nigerian government has signed an agreement with a Russian Consortium Company for the rehabilitation, completion and operation of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant and National Iron Ore Mining Company in Kogi State.

Salamatu Jibaniya, head of the press and public relations department of the Ministry of Steel Development, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

According to the statement, the agreement was signed by Minister of Steel Development Shuaibu Audu when he led a Nigerian delegation to Moscow, Russia, on a working visit.