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Chinese rail construction giant China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Monday officially rounded off the track laying work of Nigeria’s first standard gauge railway modernization project linking the capital city Abuja and the northwestern state of Kaduna.

With Nigeria’s Minister of Transport Idris Umar tightening the last screw of the rail track at a well-attended ceremony, the first standard rail road project of the Chinese firm in Nigeria and the entire West Africa is formally complete for public use, CRCC said.

Constructed in three years, the rail road project gulped nearly 850 million U.S dollars and lasts 186.5 km with nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour.

Umar, while expressing satisfaction on the project on behalf the Nigerian government and people of Africa’s most populous country, described the project as a significant milestone in the history of Nigeria, as well as a testimony that the transformation agenda of the government was yielding fruitful results.

“I am delighted to be here to perform yet another milestone of the Nigerian railway modernization project,” Umar said, noting it will ease the mass movement of people from the Nigerian capital city to the northwestern state of Kaduna.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation traces its history to the year 1898, when the first railroad in Nigeria was constructed by the British colonial government. On October 3, 1912 the Lagos Government Railway and the Baro-Kano Railway were amalgamated, starting nationwide rail service under the name Government Department of Railways. With the passing of the Nigerian Railway Corporation Act of 1955, the company gained its current name as well as the exclusive legal right to construct and operate rail service in Nigeria.

The rail network reached its maximum extent shortly after Nigerian independence, in 1964. Shortly after that, the NRC entered a long period of decline, inept management, and eventually a complete lack of maintenance of rail and locomotive assets. In 1988, NRC declared bankruptcy, and all rail traffic stopped for six months. After that, trains resumed, where the tracks were usable. By 2002, passenger service was again discontinued altogether. Starting in 2006, plans were made to restore the rail lines and add new locomotives with foreign assistance. In December 2012 regular, scheduled passenger service was restored on the Lagos to Kano line.

Was expecting to see pics of the trains on the tracks....ready to go! Until they reach that stage please don't waste peoples time with this rehashed news stories!

IGBOSON1:
Was expecting to see pics of the trains on the tracks....ready to go! Until they reach that stage please don't waste peoples time with this rehashed news stories!

Gombe-Kafanchan-PH line with new coaches were flagged off only last week. Emir of Gombe, Gov Dankawbo, and other dignitaries and journalists rode on the new coaches.
It was all over the newspapers, on Channels, AIT and other electronic media. If you missed the news, or you are not in Nigeria, I can't help you much.

Use your Google to catch up. This link might help: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/national-news/196282-minister-kicks-off-gombe-kafanchan-p-harcourt-train-service.

If you have Thomas mindset, I also cannot help you. Because even if you touch the coaches, take a ride in them, you will still not believe. You might need to visit one of those ozigbo-ozigbo prophets for help.

Jona working with d speed of light at the last moments

i guess he doesn't wanna go play draft in otueke.

besides i cant imagine a president saying "pellow nigereyarns, i thank you feofle for ur boats"

lets give Jona another chance..

he reminds me of d scriptures

Esau and Jacob
one is a cattle rearer (violent) the other, a cunny man


let's Vote for d Lesser Evil

jona 2015



febuhari and alMarchari wouldnt save you.

IGBOSON1:
Was expecting to see pics of the trains on the tracks....ready to go! Until they reach that stage please don't waste peoples time with this rehashed news stories!

Five (5) 68-seater air-conditioned coaches were luanched last week for the Gombe-Kafanchan-PH service.
See attached picture. Just in case you missed the news.

In the presidents voice " I'm the first president to create 5400 jobs
, I also completed Nigeria’s first
standard gauge railway modernization project linking
the capital city Abuja and the northwestern state of
Kaduna.
In the peoples voice " thank you sir but we want try another person that will complete the track from abuja to otuoke

lilbabyak:
In the presidents voice " I'm the first president to create 5400 jobs
, I also completed Nigeria’s first
standard gauge railway modernization project linking
the capital city Abuja and the northwestern state of
Kaduna.
In the peoples voice "thank you sir but we want try another person that will complete the track..."

The people are set to make that decision in March, namely, who should complete the tracks in current Master Plan, and possibly extend to your village as well.

If only INEC will achieve same PVC distribution percentage in Lagos and all Southern States, as they have mysteriously achieved in Boko Haram ravaged states in North East.