# Nigeria inaugurates first wagon assembly plant in West Africa at Kajola

Nigeria inaugurated the Kajola Wagon Assembly plant in Ogun State, the first wagon assembly facility in West Africa. The plant, built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, can assemble 500 wagons annually and will produce 220 of 368 wagon types.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-05-23
- Where: Kajola, Ogun State, Nigeria
- Starts operating: 23 May 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 500 wagons per year
- Products: railway wagons
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [China Civil Engineering Construction](https://endata.com/companies/29547.md)
- [Government of Nigeria](https://endata.com/companies/70429.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [freightnews.co.za](https://freightnews.co.za/article/nigeria-opens-first-wagon-assembly-in-west-africa), 2023-05-23: "Nigeria has inaugurated a wagon assembly plant at Kajola in Ogun State, the first of its kind in West Africa."

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