Kaduna-Kano rail line ready for December 3 inauguration — APC.
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…Kano-Katsina-Maradi project reaches 70% completion The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said the Kaduna-Kano Standard Gauge Railway will be inaugurated on December 3, 2026, as the Federal Government accelerates the completion of major railway projects in Northern Nigeria.
said on Sunday, signed by its spokesperson, Dele Alake, the council said the projects demonstrated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to expanding railway infrastructure, improving regional connectivity and facilitating the movement of passengers and goods.
It said the Kano-Katsina-Maradi project was barely five per cent complete when Tinubu assumed office in 2023, while the Kaduna-Kano railway was less than 30 per cent complete. According to the statement, the Kaduna-Kano railway, an extension of the existing Abuja-Kaduna standard gauge line, will establish a continuous rail connection between Abuja, Kaduna, Zaria and Kano, linking major commercial centres in Northern Nigeria. The council said the two projects were recently inspected on the directive of the President by a Federal Government delegation led by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Engr. It said Adebiyi expressed satisfaction with the quality of construction work, particularly the railway alignment, drainage infrastructure, embankment protection, stone pitching and soil stabilisation.
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