Abuja – The Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, says the Federal Government is partnering with the government of Niger Republic to construct standard gauge rail-line to attract and facilitate businesses to Nigerian ports.

Amaechi said this at the opening of the maiden edition of the International Association of Port and Harbours (IAPH), Africa Regional Conference, organised by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday in Abuja.

He said that the rail line would start from Kano and pass through Dutse, Kazaure, Daura, Kastina, Jibia and terminate at Maradi in Niger.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria is partnering with the government of Niger Republic in the construction of a standard gauge rail line to connect Maradi in Niger and Katsina States.

“This is also part of our efforts to promote regional integration and trade between our two nations.

“The decision of the rail line getting to Niger was to try to get other neighbouring countries to transport their vessels through Nigeria, looking at the economic viability of that service.

“Having the train in Maradi will open up trade from other neighbouring countries to ship their goods through Nigeria, from Kano to Lagos without police checkpoints or traffic.

“We also do not have a seaport; we are trying to get the market.

“We have the capacity to do that, all those big vessels that are supposed to pass through Nigeria go to Benin Republic.

“Benin Republic has a Deep Water Port and we don’t have a sea port in Nigeria, what we have is a River port.

“So, that is the reason we want to build the 16 metres Lekki Deep Water Port and 17 metres Deep Water Port at Bonny to attract the market,’’ he said.

Amaechi, however, said that the development of dry ports in Kano and Kaduna, with direct rail connection, would transit cargoes and containers easily to the nook and crannies of Northern Nigeria.

He said this would also extend to Chad and Niger Republic in determination to promote trans-shipment of cargoes to the neighbouring countries. (NAN)

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2018/09/fg-niger-republic-to-partner-on-rail-construction-amaechi-2/amp/

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The winner gets it all have make amaechi to build all manner of rail roads without channelling any to his region.

Buhari gets it all continues!

FG under Buhari and the Northern obsession . . . We have no working refineries and subsidy was reported at over N60/Litre just yesterday.

even with limited budget things are still happening....

you nigerians have to reconsider....you neglected for decades your infractructure....catching up now will cost billions of dollars....

Crook Amaechi sure knows the formula of the dullard. Take a Memo to the dullard with proposed projects for the North, get immediate approval, loot and repeat. The Bigot can't just help himself when he sees North and Amaethief clearly knows this. No wonder the dude is the happiest Minister in the Cabinet and has been made campaign DG again.

This is commendable, and yet these people who are blinded by hate will still come here with their hate speeches saying Negative things about the government.. I believe this is a positive move made by the PMB Administration, i believe people should learn to appreciate rather than condemn this government.. when it is obvious the government has put in effort to better the country..this government is working hard to see to the growth of this country.
God bless PMB
God bless Nigeria

Well, here we go again, another major development about commence, it takes with true honesty to himself to see that this government is really doing alot to make our lives better. PMB sure deserves a second term and I believe nobody can take that seat from him come 2019

Amaechi also mentioned he's negotiating a loan for Ibadan-kano line for 6 billion dollars. It seems he's made an about face regarding Nigeria solely funding the project if vanguard is right. They should have inquired more about the partnership.

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Blue3k:
Amaechi also mentioned he's negotiating a loan for Ibadan-kano line for 6 billion dollars. It seems he's made an about face regarding Nigeria solely funding the project if vanguard is right. They should have inquired more about the partnership.

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"Vanguard " you say? Bros leave matter for Mathias.

So you mean BOKO haram and fulani herdsmen can now be transported by rail to Nigeria to cause havoc...

Wooow, great news.

justtoodark:
even with limited budget things are still happening....

you nigerians have to reconsider....you neglected for decades your infractructure....catching up now will cost billions of dollars....

True talk

But NL Mugus are so blind, I wonder if they use their head to think abi na their Ass

Buhari is Working

APC is changing the country

God Bless Nigeria

Federal Republic of TO

After all the loans collected

This one is just to solidify their political stance. So in every election they will import there fellow malams to come vote in mass

DonFreshmoney:
So you mean BOKO haram and fulani herdsmen can now be transported by rail to Nigeria to cause havoc...

Wooow, great news.

Trash

What the fckk?? Niger republic? With our niger-delta oil money?


Amaechi and APC president are going mad.

oop for your correction,biafra oil,not nigeria oil,bunch of thieves,which area north and yoruba have oil ?

What are we "partnering" with
the 4th poorest nation on earth for?

What have we to gain from a country
that is in perpetual drought & famine?

The are also a country with desperate
Islamic fanatics & a ready source of insurgents &
suicide volunteers for boko haram.

Even the Chinese with their longa throat
no dey venture yonder. Yet buhari plans
to connect us to such a wasteland,
through such a 'white camel' project.
The man just loves anything poverty.

The rail will zig from kano to dutse, then zag
zag to daura, zig to katsina before zagging
to to jibia, thence Maradi.

Some ppl upstairs are on
concentrated Tramadol.

hisgrace090:
The winner gets it all have make amaechi to build all manner of rail roads without channelling any to his region.

Buhari gets it all continues!

The foolishness of Amaechi is a blessing to the North.

What is the economic advantage of linking Niger to Nigeria via the railway line? Who benefits more? Who funds it? Have all the states in Nigeria had a fair share of the rail infrastructure?

Is like Buhari is really bent on returning to his ancestral home in Niger Republic. This love affair between the two countries is very suspicious. Why not Benin Republic or Cameroon? Buhari has proven once again that he belongs to the Berbers and Futa djalon

This government has love for niger republic. Amaechi just telling his master what he wants to hear.

What is Buhari's Obsession with North African Neighbors?

hisgrace090:
The winner gets it all have make amaechi to build all manner of rail roads without channelling any to his region.

Buhari gets it all continues!

Shut up dia!

When you had gej drinking kai kai in Aso Rock,
Building Amajiri schools and railways everywhere in the North. Where were you

Is it Buhari your expecting to build railway for you?

Goodluck could not even finish ordinary east west road for 6 years in his so called Niger Delta, Goodluck was simply a curse to his people. Yet your here spilling shit, Just shut up dia...

What powers does a minister have without the approval of the President

A lost nation. What is the value of Niger to Nigeria. He is from Niger Republic -- Jubrin

una nva do rail finish for my village, na Niger Rep una mumu carry una reach.
OK will the rail be funded by both countries?

Amechi has not finished connecting nigerians by rail and is thinking of connecting to Niger republic. Nigerians should not forget that Amechi is silently milking Nigeria dry with this railway contract here and there. Note South east has not been linked with this railway contract and now Amechi isthinking of connecting Niger republic. Nigerians is finished with this bogus railway contract in the hand of Amechi. Nigerian be wise

Niger Republic is the home of the lifeless one

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