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The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Ahmed Alkali, addresses the Adhoc Committee on Baro Inland Dry Port at the National Assembly Complex recently.

In a strategic move to revitalize the Baro Inland Port and enhance the seamless movement of goods across Nigeria, the Federal Government has announced plans to connect the port to the Lagos-Kano Narrow Gauge rail network.

The initiative forms part of the administration of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s broader transport infrastructure agenda.

Senator Said Ahmed Alkali, Minister of Transportation, disclosed this during an interactive session with the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalization of the Baro Inland Port in Abuja.

The Committee is tasked with engaging stakeholders and designing solutions to restore the port’s operational viability.

While the management and planning of Baro Inland Port now fall under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, with supervision by the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority, Senator Alkali highlighted the critical role of the Ministry of Transportation in ensuring the successful rehabilitation of the 190-kilometre rail line from Minna to Baro.

“This rail line will be connected to the historic Lagos-Kano Narrow Gauge, which has also been rehabilitated for freight under this administration.

Operations are currently paused due to the recent Mokwa flood, but with proper funding, full functionality can be restored,” the Minister explained.

Appealing to the National Assembly to appropriate funds to complete the project.

The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Saidu Musa Abdullahi, stressed the importance of translating plans into action, highlighting three major barriers to Baro Port’s full operation: dredging the capital channel to ensure navigability, completing rail connectivity between Baro and Minna, and developing access roads for cargo movement.

Hon. Abdullahi also urged the exploration of innovative financing mechanisms, including public-private partnerships and development finance institutions, noting that government budgets alone would be insufficient to restore the port to its historical role as a key economic artery in Nigeria’s logistics network.

MemphitzDgreat1:
If you truly want to send Igbos traders in Lagos home just do the needful. Open Calabar, Warri & Port Harcourt sea ports. You can't move all the import revenues to Lagos & start shouting importers should go home.

GadoosGadoo:
Wow this will further bring more developments to lagos

ignis:
Tinubu is working. This is more profitable project than the Kano - Maradi project.

Imeyo:
Nice one there kudos to the federal government and ph indigenous people

Emvicprints1:
Wetin the warri itakpe train ?? Wetin do that one Lamba everyday lamba

MemphitzDgreat1:
If you truly want to send Igbos traders in Lagos home just do the needful. Open Calabar, Warri & Port Harcourt sea ports. You can't move all the import revenues to Lagos & start shouting importers should go home.

Shnew:
Connect all rail in the country together. So I can live in Ibadan and work in Lagos

bigcasava1:
they can't do without igbos, you want make hungry kill them

MemphitzDgreat1:
If you truly want to send Igbos traders in Lagos home just do the needful. Open Calabar, Warri & Port Harcourt sea ports. You can't move all the import revenues to Lagos & start shouting importers should go home.

bigcasava1:
they can't do without igbos, you want make hungry kill them

merits:
PBAT is doing good work and you want tell I should come follow coalition party,God forbid PBAT till 2031 only blind we say BAT is not working.

lexy2014:
e don spoil..."repairs" ongoing

Don't ask Nairaland members for contact details (email, phone, bbpin) or investments.

MemphitzDgreat1:
If you truly want to send Igbos traders in Lagos home just do the needful. Open Calabar, Warri & Port Harcourt sea ports. You can't move all the import revenues to Lagos & start shouting importers should go home.

MemphitzDgreat1:
If you truly want to send Igbos traders in Lagos home just do the needful. Open Calabar, Warri & Port Harcourt sea ports. You can't move all the import revenues to Lagos & start shouting importers should go home.

Emvicprints1:
no information on websites. The sites still allows sales of tickets.

lexy2014:
The people buying tickets, which train are they using the ticket to enter?

Emvicprints1:
when they buy and get to the train station that's when they would tell them the train is bad.

Emvicprints1:
no information on websites. The sites still allows sales of tickets.