{"id":66739,"date":"2021-08-04T20:26:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T19:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=66739"},"modified":"2021-08-04T20:26:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T19:26:18","slug":"fec-approves-11-17bn-rail-project-to-link-coastal-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/04\/fec-approves-11-17bn-rail-project-to-link-coastal-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"FEC approves $11.17bn rail project to link coastal cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of $11.17bn to link all of Nigeria\u2019s coastal cities by rail in six years.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, briefed State House correspondents after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed said that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, presented two memos which had to do with Federal Government\u2019s commitment to expanding and consolidating on the rail project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first one has to do with the Kano-Jibia rail and the other one has to do with the Port Harcourt-Maidugiri rail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, what was approved today was funding to ensure that work starts immediately on those two rails.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then, also another memo that was approved today was the ratification of the president\u2019s approval for the award of contract for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Standard Gauge.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/19\/buharis-minister-past-govts-abandoned-116-water-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">project<\/a> was an old project which was inherited by current administration.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed said that under the former administration, approval was given but nothing was done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, the council has given approval to commence the Lagos-Calabar Coastal rail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis particular route is very important because after the Lagos-Kano route, this Lagos-Calabar Coastal route actually will link all the coastal cities in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, the proposed route alignment is as follows; it will go from Lagos to Sagamu, Sagamu to Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu-Ode to Ore, Ore to Benin City, Benin-City to Sapele, Sapele to Warri, Warri to Yenogoa, Yenegoa to Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt to Aba, Aba to Uyo, Uyo to Calabar, Calabar to Akamkpa to Ikom, Obudu Ranch with branch lines from Benin-City to Agbo, Ogwashi-ukwu, Asaba, Onitsha and Onitsha Bridge and then Port Harcourt to Onne Deep Sea Port.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis particular route is very important especially for our coastal economy; the cost of the project is 11. 17 billion dollars,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the project is expected to be completed in six years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of $11.17bn to link all of Nigeria\u2019s coastal cities by rail in six years. 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