The Federal Government has given approval for the construction of the $5.3bn Ibadan to Kano standard gauge rail line project.

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this on Thursday at the third Maritime Stakeholders Interactive Forum.

“Just yesterday, we got approval to complete the $5.3bn Ibadan to Kano rail project. We have also applied for funding to commence coastal rail for the Port Harcourt to Warri segment,” Amaechi said.

According to a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Transportation in Abuja, the minister also revealed that the Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, would be in charge of all maritime agencies, while he (Amaechi) would focus on the railway sector.

He said, “In my first term as minister, I completely abandoned the maritime sector to the heads of agencies. This time, that won’t be happening again.

“I have instructed that the Minister of State for Transportation should personally supervise the maritime agencies, while I just oversee what is happening.”

Amaechi said he had discussed issues on maritime safety with President Muhammadu Buhari and assured his listeners that by next year, the country will have a single window in the maritime sector.

He said, “There are two things I discussed with Mr. President that I will be focusing on in this second term as minister, and they are maritime security and the single window project.

“I have assured the government that by the end of 2020, we should have a single-window in our maritime sector.

“On maritime security, I have told the Israeli firm HSLI that they are too slow. By now, they should have launched. I want to know the situation of things with the aspect of security on our maritime space.”

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2019/09/12/fg-approves-5-3bn-ibadan-kano-rail-project/

Click like if you think Rotimi Amaechi is the best minister in this administration...........FTC

Highly developed nations don't even spend half of what we spend in Nigeria on more mega project . What a cursed people! What a cursed nation!

Nigeria cannot be good in this generation and soon our kids will begin to sue us for raising them in Nigeria.

Welcome development.

5.3 billion dollars no be small money oo... Kudos

Laudable projects, hope it won't just end on paper?


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Another avenue to loot our currency!!

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AdonaiAluminium:
Laudable projects, hope it won't just end on paper?


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Lagos Ibadan didnt end on paper.

This wont

Na so

e go take 10 years to finish am as usual

No be 9ja we de so

K

Talk dey easy for ur mouth oga, is today?

Hmmm
The coastal segment should have come first before this ibadan/kano line.

We are aggressively moving to the next level, haters, leave road or u get crush

Of course, no be there the shukushuku dey

rodeo0070:

According to a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Transportation in Abuja, the minister also revealed that the Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, would be in charge of all maritime agencies, while he (Amaechi) would focus on the railway sector.

We are tired of talk and talk.

We need talk and do.


Amaechi stop talking and start doing..

Welcome to Nigeria. The country where government will collect ₦1000 from u and give u ₦10 so that u cn sti have hope that all is not lost

They will not still finish the project... one bastard don dey ground wey go chop the money. Just dey watch ooo. sheybi it's naija...

This is why we voted APC and Buhari

No regrets.

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Gepheral:
5.3 billion dollars Naira?

Are you that figure or currency bereft?

Sylraph1:
Na so

e go take 10 years to finish am as usual

No be 9ja we de so

The next President Professor Osinbajo will finish and commission it.

Very great

When will the Calabar-Port harcourt- Benin -Ore -Lagos rail line project take off after much advertisements

Good one, but why are we buying unsustainable old technology that others are migrating away from. It's Obasanjo that started this rubbish and Jonathan followed.
Even SouthAfrica no longer use this old school rail.

Meanwhile the pics below show us what Buhari promised us in 2015 and what he is now giving us.