Kano-Maradi Railway Project At 60% Completion – Minister

Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali, has revealed that the ongoing 387-kilometre Kano-Maradi railway task is present astatine 60 per cent completion.

He revealed that the Federal Government has extended the task to Dutse successful Jigawa State portion the Kaduna-Kano obstruction enactment task was astatine 53 per cent completion.

The minister, who spoke astatine the 2nd International Railway Conference connected Monday successful Abuja, said: “387km Kano-Maradi with hold to Dutse has been precocious from 5 per cent to 60 per cent. Also, accelerated execution of the 203km Kaduna-Kano ongoing obstruction modernisation task moved from 15 per cent astatine the inception of this medication to 53 per cent.

“While Kaduna-Kano task volition beryllium acceptable for completion and commissioning by December 2026, Kano-Maradi task volition scope Katsina by December this twelvemonth and beryllium acceptable for completion and commissioning by March 2027.

“Rehabilitation of Lagos-Kano aged constrictive gauge for freight of goods from the seaport, link to Dala Inland Dry Port, volition beryllium successfully completed and enactment to use.”

The curate said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) precocious approved operation of 1 modern Bus Terminal successful each geopolitical portion of the country.

According to him, the autobus terminals volition beryllium situated astatine Abeokuta (South-West), Onitsha (South-East), Warri, (South-South), Lokoja (North-Central), Kano (North-West) and Gombe (North-East).

He stated that the improvement would heighten efficiency, nationalist information and guarantee payment of passengers.

Also speaking, the Chief Executive Officer of De-Sadel Consortium, Samuel Uko, commended the national authorities for approving highspeed obstruction projects successful the country.

He said that Nigeria would beryllium the world’s second-largest high-speed obstruction web astatine the completion of the project.

The De-Sadel brag further stated that the task would make 2 cardinal nonstop and indirect jobs for the Nigerian public.