The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the date for the commencement of freight operations along the Lagos-Kano rail line.
According to the government, freight operations on the rail line will commence in June 2024.
This information came to the fore during the visit of the Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, to the project site in Kano State on Thursday, May 9.
Speaking on the imminent commencement of freight operations, Alkali stated that it would preserve the lifespan of Nigeria’s highways as well as save more Nigerians from dying in auto accidents.
His said: “This is the second leg of my inspection since I took over as the minister of transportation and the essence of the inspection is to see by myself with a team from the ministry of transportation and engineers from the railway corporation and the consultant and the contractors, so that we ensure compliance in term of time.”
A representative of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, the company handling the project disclosed that the Lagos-Kano rail line has been linked up to Zawaciki Dala Dry Port in the commercial city of Kano.
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