China-built railway wagon assembly plant put into operation in Nigeria

STORY: China-built railway wagon assembly plant put into operation in Nigeria DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wagon assembly plant in southwest Nigeria 2. various of Chinese and Nigerian workers at the plant 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MU'AZU SAMBO, Nigeria's Minister of Transportation 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FIDET OKHIRIA, Managing director, Nigerian Railway Corporation 5. various of train moving along the tracks of a local market STORYLINE: A railway wagon assembly plant built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in southwest Nigeria's Ogun state was officially put into operation on Monday. The Kajola Wagon Assembly Plant has an annual capacity of producing 500 wagons, including open wagons, container flat wagons and box wagons. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MU'AZU SAMBO, Nigerian Minister of Transportation "This assembly plant is one of the two corporate social responsibility projects initiated and being executed by our C

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