The Federal Government has said the construction of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project is expected to begin in 2024.

Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, disclosed this on Monday, in Abuja while receiving a delegation of envoys from the Kingdom of Morocco, led by its Ambassador to Nigeria, Moha Ou Ali Tagma.

The delegation visited the Minister for a bilateral discussion on cooperation and commitment towards finalising the Trans-Atlantic pipeline project and also on the development of its fertiliser plant in Nigeria.

The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project has advanced with the signing of four Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in June 2023 to ensure progress and strategic direction of the $25 billion Trans-Atlantic project.

Under the project, gas is expected to be transported through the participating countries, including Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, and Morocco.