Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- The Nigerian government has kicked off a $100 million gas distribution pipeline project to boost industrialisation, attract investment, and create jobs in the South-east.

The 400-kilometre pipeline was designed to connect gas resources to industrial and commercial centres across Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Abia and Ebonyi states.

The pipeline has about 150 potential customers identified, with projected demand of 254 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.

President Bola Tinubu announced this on Tuesday shortly after the investment agreement for the project was signed at the South-East Gas Infrastructure Investment and Project Development Ceremony held at Hotel Presidential, Enugu.

Mr Tinubu, represented by the Deputy ...