On September 13, 2022, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchun attended the groundbreaking ceremony of China's aid to Nigeria's Abuja Solar Traffic Light (Phase II) project and laid the foundation stone for the project. , the project contractor China Railway Eighth Bureau and representatives of the management party attended the event.

China's assistance to Nigeria's Abuja solar traffic lights is divided into two phases. In the first phase of the project, a total of 74 solar traffic lights were built at intersections. After the handover in September 2015, the operation effect was good. In the second phase, all the remaining 98 traffic intersections in the capital district will be built with solar-powered signal lights, so that all intersections in the capital district will be unattended. China and Nepal signed a cooperation agreement for the second phase of the project in 2021.

Ambassador Cui said that this project is a concrete measure to implement the nine projects of assistance to Africa proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. A vivid embodiment of the Chinese-Nepalese and Harmony Movements. It is believed that with the joint efforts of all parties, the project will be built into a high-quality project.

Adsola said that he is very grateful to China for various assistance projects to Nigeria for a long time, especially the solar traffic light project will greatly ease the traffic pressure in Abuja, improve the traffic capacity of Abuja, reduce the accident rate, and bring benefits to the lives of residents in the capital area. more convenience. Editor/He Yuting