Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Nigerian Government has vowed to reconnect the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) to the national grid in an effort to restart the joint venture asset.

Bolaji Tunji, the special adviser on strategic communication and media relations to Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday.

Mr Adelabu made the commitment when he visited the company in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, according to the document.

ALSCON, incorporated in 1989, was originally a joint venture project between the Nigerian Government and two foreign technical partners, Ferrostaal AG of Germany and Reynolds International Inc., US.

For over a decade, the company has been enmeshed in an ownershi...