Chinese firm speeds up construction of major Nigerian road project
STORY: Chinese firm speeds up construction of major Nigerian road project
DATELINE: April 9, 2022
LENGTH: 0:03:21
LOCATION: Abuja
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the construction site
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MU'AZU SAMBO, Minister of State for Works and Housing
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN ZE, Chairman of CHEC Nigeria Limited
STORYLINE:
The Nigerian government on Friday lauded the fast pace of ongoing construction of a major road linking the northern and southern parts of the country by a Chinese firm despite challenges that plagued the project at an earlier stage.
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MU'AZU SAMBO, Minister of State for Works and Housing
"Infrastructure is the bedrock of socio-economic development. This project alone employs right now about 1,000 people within the communities where the project passes through. By the time this project is completed, travel time will be drastically reduced by as much as two hours. The road is going to be tolled at the end of the project, that will be reve
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