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Nigeria’s $24.6bn gas mega-project puts it top of China’s belt

Gas pipeline. Photo @ Unsplash
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  • Nigeria becomes world’s biggest BRI construction hub in 2025
  • Ogidigben gas project drives record China-linked inflows

 

ABUJA, NIGERIANigeria has emerged as the world’s largest recipient of China’s Belt and Road Initiative construction contracts in 2025, powered by a $24.6 bn gas-based industrial project in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

The surge marks a sharp reordering of Africa-focused BRI capital flows and places Africa’s largest economy at the centre of China’s global infrastructure push this year.

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