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  • Buhari Flags Off Nigeria-Niger Railway Project

    Buhari Flags Off Nigeria-Niger Railway Project

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday flagged off the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi railway project with a branch line to Dutse in Jigawa State.

    Speaking virtually from the State House in Abuja, the president said that the project, when completed, will enhance economic activities, particularly the trans-Saharan trade between the two countries.

    He urged private investors to take full advantage of the opportunity and engage in legitimate businesses aimed at transforming the nation’s economy.

    The groundbreaking, which was held at Kwarin Tama village in Katsina State, was attended physically by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

    Other dignitaries present include the Ministers of Interior, Information and Culture, Foreign Affairs, Heath, Science and Technology, the governors of Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, and Maradi in the Niger Republic.

    Emirs of Katsina, Kano, Dutse, and top security heads of Nigeria and the Niger Republic were also in attendance.

    The railway project is expected to connect three Northern states – Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa – then terminate at Maradi, Niger Republic

    The rail line is also expected to financially empower Nigeria as the import and export hub for the Niger Republic and help the country compete favourably with other coastal West African countries in facilitating trade with the region’s landlocked countries.

  • Lagos Govt announces adjustment to road closure for railway project

    Lagos Govt announces adjustment to road closure for railway project

    Lagos State Government has announced a slight adjustment in the dates for the temporary closure of the Railway Level Crossing at Ilupeju, Ogunmokun, Jibowu and Yaba in continuation of the ongoing Nigerian Railway Modernisation Project (Lagos-Ibadan section).

    A statement issued on Sunday by the State Ministry of Transportation noted that the closure of the Railway Level Crossing in Ilupeju is now scheduled for Monday, November 16; Ogunmokun on Tuesday 17th; Jibowu and Yaba on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, from 8:00 pm to 7:00 am each day.

    It restated that motorists plying Ilupeju level crossing will be diverted to Ogunmokun, Yaba and Jibowu Crossing, respectively, to access their desired destinations, while those who intend to use Ogunmokun Road or access other areas from the route are advised to use Ilupeju crossing to Mushin, Oshodi and Surulere to connect their desired destinations.

    The release stated that the identified alternative routes will be used interchangeably to ease movement, assuring that traffic management personnel will be available to ensure the free flow of traffic during the scheduled closure.

    While imploring motorists to comply with the traffic directions put in place to minimise inconveniences during the period, the Lagos State Government appealed to residents, especially motorists plying the corridors, to take note of the new dates and plan their movement accordingly.

  • FG approves $6.7bn for construction of Ibadan – Kaduna railway project

    The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved 6.7billion dollars for the construction of Ibadan-Kaduna standard gauge railway project.

    Addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), held at State House Council Chamber Abuja, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said the project was part of the Ibadan to Kano railway project.

    According to him, the Kaduna to Kano standard gauge project had earlier been awarded by the government.

    It would be recalled that the Federal Government had approved 1.2 billion dollars for the construction of the Kano-Kaduna standard gauge railway project.‎

    He said that the China EXIM bank had agreed to finance the Ibadan –Kano railway project.

    “”The Council approved the award of a new contract from Ibadan to Kaduna. You know earlier the council had awarded from Kaduna to Kano‎.

    “”So, the entire Ibadan to Kano as a stretch has been awarded. What was awarded today was Ibadan to Kaduna at the cost of 6.7billion dollars. This is an old contract that was awarded in 2006.

    ““The only different now is that we had to award the spur that is going to Ado-Ekiti. There is a new contract from Oshogbo to Ado-Ekiti that has brought the entire contract to 6.7 billion dollars from Ibadan to Kaduna and it was awarded to a Chinese company,’’ he said.

    The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Muhammed Bello, who also briefed on the outcome of the Council’s meeting, said two contracts were approved for the FCT.

    He revealed that N273million was approved for the supply of chemicals for the FCT Water Board for purification of water in the FCT.

    Bello said N1.9billion was also approved for the reconstruction of Bill Clinton Drive along the Umar Yar’adua Express way, leading to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.