During the weekend, the Federal Government announced the commencement of the construction of a standard gauge rail line from Lagos-Ibadan, scheduled to kick off next month. According to Mr Fidet Okheria, the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, the project awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, is funded by both the Nigerian and Chinese governments costing about $1.5 billion (458 billion naira).

According to the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the projects will be completed in two years, adding that the Lagos-Calabar rail line, the minister had said the CCECC would “commence the construction of the first segment with Calabar-Uyo and Aba-Port Harcourt, and this will include all the seaports on this route. But the entire contract covers Calabar, Uyo, Port Harcourt, Yenogoa, Otuoke, Ughelli, Warri, Benin, Agbor, Asaba, Onitsha and back to Benin, Ore, Sagamu, and Lagos.”

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