Nigeria will see through a railway project from the northern state of Kano to Maradi in neighbouring Niger, started by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, the country’s new transport minister has said.

The minister, Ahmed Alkali, said he was satisfied with the level of work on the standard gauge rail and the government was committed to its timely completion.

“We are fully committed in ensuring timely completion of the ongoing Kano – Jigawa – Maradi rail line project, aimed at boosting the economy of the Nigeria and Niger republic,” Alkali told journalists Friday at Dadin Kowa in Kazaure local government area of Jigawa shortly after inspecting the project.

The $2 billion project has been criticised by some in Nigeria who question the economic importance of building a costly rail to another country when Nigeria’s own domestic lines remain underdeveloped.

A signature project of the Buhari government, the plan was dogged by lack of funding after Chinese funders dithered.

In July, Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil said it signed a contract for the supply and financing of the 400-km railway’s
https://pluboard.com/2023/09/16/politicsandpolicy/tinubu-govt-sticks-with-2-billion-rail-line-to-niger-republic/

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