Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited popularly known as Ajaokuta Steel Mill is a steel mill in Nigeria, located in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, Nigeria.
The Federal Government of Nigeria, led by the Honourable Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The agreement, signed in Moscow with the original builders of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant, Tyazhpromexport (TPE) and their consortium members (including Novostal M and Proforce Manufacturing Limited), focuses on the rehabilitation, completion and operation of both the Ajaokuta Steel Plant and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) in Kogi State.
The federal government said it was in talks with investors from Russia, China, and some Arab countries on the possibility of revamping the Ajaokuta steel company.