UPDATE: China Refuses To Lend Nigeria More Money, Says Country Is Over-Exposed

Date: 16-07-2021 7:42 pm (2 years ago) | Author: onuigbo felicia
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Nigeria is seeking $1 billion so work can continue on a gas pipeline costing up to $2.8 billion after Chinese lenders failed to disburse cash as quickly as expected.

China developed cold feet after they pledged to offer most of the funds.

It is the latest sign of falling Chinese financial support for infrastructure projects across Africa, after years of major Chinese lending for railway, energy and other projects.

A spokesman for state oil company NNPC, which is building the 614-km (384-mile) Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline, said it was still negotiating with the Chinese lenders – Bank of China and Sinosure – to cover $1.8 billion of the project cost.

“There’s no cause for alarm,” the spokesman said, without saying whether NNPC was turning to other lenders.

But the three sources told Reuters the company was now approaching others, including export-import institutions, to continue work on the pipeline that will run through the middle of the West African country to its northern economic hub Kano.

Chinese lenders had originally been lined up to fund the bulk of the estimated $2.5 billion to $2.8 billion cost of the project, which is central to President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to develop gas resources and boost development in northern Nigeria.

NNPC, which was funding 15%, said last year it had used its own funds to start construction.

The sources said the Chinese lenders would not agree to disburse the cash NNPC had expected by the end of the summer, prompting it to turn to others.

“They are looking at Nigeria as one loan, and right now, they feel they are too exposed,” one source said.

The sources said the Chinese lenders would not agree to disburse the cash NNPC had expected by the end of the summer, prompting it to turn to others. “They are looking at Nigeria as one loan, and right now, they feel they are too exposed,” one source said.

Bank of China said it would not comment on specific deals. Sinosure did not respond to a request for comment.

The Nigerian ministries of transport, finance and petroleum also did not reply to requests for comment.

Chinese bank lending to African infrastructure projects has fallen across the continent, from $11 billion in 2017 to $3.3 billion in 2020, a Baker McKenzie report said in April.

With the continent facing an estimated annual $100 billion infrastructure investment deficit, the loss of Chinese funding leaves a big gap to fill.

Nigeria began building the AKK pipeline in June 2020, saying it would help generate 3.6 gigawatts of power and support gas-based industries along the route.

The project was to be funded under a debt-equity financing model, backed by sovereign guarantee and repaid through the pipeline transmission tariff.

NNPC awarded engineering and construction work along three sections of the pipeline to Oando, OilServe, China First Highway Engineering Company, Brentex Petroleum Services and China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau.

Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi said this month Nigeria was negotiating a mix of loans from Chinese and European lenders to fund railway projects, after media reports.

This was after reports Nigeria had initially planned to rely primarily on Chinese banks.

As at March 2021, Nigeria had borrowed $3.7 billion from China, out of which it had paid back about $500million, leaving a balance of $3.2 billion.

It is not only the AKK gas project that China has developed cold legs in funding.

It is also holding its funds from going to Nigerian ICT Infrastructure Backbone project phase 2.

The project in 2018 was to cost $2.3 billion, with China fully funding it.(See Table)

Status of China Loans as at December 31, 2020

But till now, no dime has been disbursed, three years after.

China loans only make up 10 percent of Nigeria’s total indebtedness estimated at $32billion by the Debt Management Agency.

The World Bank, IMF and development banks account for 54.7 per cent of the debt. Bilateral loans, including from China are about 12.4 percent.

Posted: at 16-07-2021 07:42 PM (2 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- Dopybadass at 16-07-2021 09:14 PM (2 years ago)
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Very useless country called nigeria filled with so much maleria
Posted: at 16-07-2021 09:14 PM (2 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- gogoman at 16-07-2021 11:17 PM (2 years ago)
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loan loan loan.... continue  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Posted: at 16-07-2021 11:17 PM (2 years ago) | Grande Master
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- SWORDMAN at 16-07-2021 11:23 PM (2 years ago)
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Infact I was so ashamed, I had to stop Reading
Posted: at 16-07-2021 11:23 PM (2 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- PaulRaphael at 17-07-2021 07:30 AM (2 years ago)
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Shameless Fulanis. They still want power to remain in the North.
Posted: at 17-07-2021 07:30 AM (2 years ago) | Newbie
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- Robertocalos at 17-07-2021 07:39 AM (2 years ago)
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China stop borrowing money to the Fulani janjaweed criminals.
Posted: at 17-07-2021 07:39 AM (2 years ago) | Upcoming
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- spekay at 18-07-2021 09:11 AM (2 years ago)
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I am  m  sure we can wing it if its only 32 billion dollars evenly spread out over a period of time
Good job the current govt is doing on infracsttructe without which we cannot have the much desired jobs and facelife especially transportation connecting the nevers centres acrros the country and boosting SME enterprises to move the economy around

Posted: at 18-07-2021 09:11 AM (2 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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