Decades after the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri eastern railway corridor went moribund, federal government on Tuesday revived the 2044.1km railway corridor, expected to cost $3.2bn, or around N1.2 trillion. The project is being funded 85 per cent by the China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC) while the Federal Government makes 15 per cent counterpart fund. President […]
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Abandoned since 1985, the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed commitment to ensure that the Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line is
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Updated March 9, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari presides virtually over the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Port Harcourt- Maiduguri Eastern Narrow-Gauge Railway.
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri railway rehabilitation would reactivate economic activities along the Eastern corridor.
The President spoke Tuesday at the virtual ground-breaking ceremony of three projects namely the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Port Harcourt– Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge railway project, Bonny deep seaport and Railway Industrial Park, Port Harcourt.
He said the insecurity had affected economic activities but Nigeria’s aspiration for nationwide transport infrastructure and railways would be significantly enhanced by these three projects conceived to be integrated into their operations.
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday the Harcourt–Maiduguri rail line would reactivate economic activities along the eastern corridor after the |