Federal Government has Awarded the Construction of Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Double Railway Track

Construction of Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge double track will soon to commence following the award of the contract by the Federal Government.
The government is currently carrying out necessary feasibility studies to create seven additional standard gauge lines in the country.

The studies are expected to be completed by September this year after which the result will be advertised for potential investors for their development under the public private partnership.

Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, who spoke when he inaugurated the board of directors of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), headed by former national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Kau Baraje in Abuja, stated that efforts were on to ensure that the rehabilitation of the railway line from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri is completed this year.

He noted that the construction of Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri and Abuja-Kaduna are to completed and commissioned by next year.

The minister disclosed that the law establishing the Nigerian Railway Corporation is currently undergoing review with the aim of ensuring private sector, state and local government  participation in the rail transport sector.