The Chairman Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will set up five mini-liquefied natural gas plants in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State.

She said this on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at the Practical Nigerian Content Forum organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in Bayelsa State.

Akpoti-Uduaghan stated that the projects would be built in 2025.

She stated: “I would like to appreciate NNPC and the industry experts who have also considered and humbled us at Ajaokuta Local Government, with the (not too sure if it’s too early to speak about it), establishment of five mini LNG plants which will be flagged off early next year.

"And this is actually the largest concentration of such projects in one district in the entire country. Five, not one, two, three, four, but five mini LNG plants will be established in Ajaokuta by God’s grace next year.

“That’s good news for us, good news for Nigeria.

"So what does that mean? This and many others are just pivotal, it’s important to know that if there’s any place in the country where we should situate a technology hub that will not only drive innovations but talk about the testing and brainstorming around the various kinds of metals and what these metals can do for the industry.

"It’s just Ajaokuta Local Government,“ she stated.