Alternative Africa

Top Menu

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Reports
    • Africa-Observers
      • Read Reports
      • Submit a story
  • MORE
    • Health
    • News Now
    • World
    • Technology
Sign in / Join

Login

Welcome! Login in to your account
Lost your password?

Lost Password

Back to login
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

logo

Alternative Africa

  • Home
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Reports
    • Africa-Observers
      • Read Reports
      • Submit a story
  • MORE
    • Health
    • News Now
    • World
    • Technology
  • Ghana to distribute covid vaccines by drone, UPS

  • Ghana president, Akufo-Addo, wife, VP Bawumia take covid vaccine on TV ahead of national rollout

  • Ghana to administer Coronavirus vaccines free in all hospitals as VP takes first shot

  • France authorises first synthetic antibody treatment for severe Covid-19

  • South Africa develops Africa’s first covid vaccines

AfricaBusinessNews Now
Home›Africa›Nigeria: FG Nearing Completion of Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line-Amaechi

Nigeria: FG Nearing Completion of Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line-Amaechi

By alternativeafrica
December 20, 2018
511
1
Share:

London, Dec. 20, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The federal government wednesday hinted that the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan rail project is gradually coming to an end.

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who made the disclosure, however, expressed dissatisfaction over China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) pace of work, adding that the contractor might be maximising profit.

Amaechi also disclosed that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would also inspect the project from Lagos to Abeokuta in the first week of January.


The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said FG Nearing Completion of Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line

The transportation minister gave the hint during the monthly inspection of the on-going Lagos-Ibadan rail project, Odeda, in Ogun State.

He stated that the rail-line would have been completed by the end of December 2018 up to Abeokuta when Osinbajo would inspect the volume of work done so far.

According to him, “We are gradually coming to the end of the project. Today, we are 6 kilometres from Abeokota. I have been assured that we will be able to ride from Idu to Abeokuta on the standard gauge by the first week of January.


The ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line

“The idea is to bring the vice-president and some ministers to join us in the ride. And so far, we have installed anti-theft track to guide again theft.

ALSO READ: AFRICAN DIGITAL ECONOMY: ECA SIGNS €3 AGREEMENT WITH EU 

“I will tell CCECC to concentrate on the track for now by focusing on one rail track to the end because work will be faster that way while they can continue with the other lane.

“When one is on use, work will continue on the second lane. Building two at the same time slow construction period.”

Speaking further, Amaechi said: “One of the gains of the project is that no fewer than 9,000 Nigerians are on the payroll of the counterpart funding of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project of the federal government and the Chinese contractor, CCECC.

The minister revealed that Nigerians working on the project, include engineers and casual workers who are well over 9,000.

“While we congratulate the Chinese contractor for their technology, we are now saying Nigerians must learn how to build good roads and railway for ourselves like other countries. We cannot continue to rely on other people’s technology, the earlier we learn that, the better for us,” he said.

Commenting on the man-made challenges of rail project, he said vandalisation of bolts and brazes on the rail-lines, particularly on Kaduna axis are quite alarming.

He said the government, the contractor, CCECC; and the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) had to device means to prevent further theft by procuring anti-theft rail lines.

Also, the House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Lands and Transportation, Hon. Jubril Abdulmumuni, said he had to join in the inspection with his committee members to inspect the project in order to be able to relate to the House on the volume of work done.

“I must confess with what we have seen today; we are very happy but my only disappointment is that what is going on here is under publicised,” he added.

Abdulmumuni said: “I just told my colleagues that I will personally go and see the president and tell him what we have witnessed, and Nigerians should also know that a lot of work is going on here.

“Whenever you have this magnitude of work going on, you must have issues, but with what is going on here, the minister deserves some commendations along with all his team. From our side, we will continue to support the Ministry of Transportation to see that the project comes to completion.

SHARE ON:
Previous Article

“Wear your natural hair not fake” Yoweri ...

Next Article

Nigeria disburses N3.9bn to boost sugar production

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

alternativeafrica

Related articles More from author

  • News Now

    Nigeria: Why I demanded sex from female student – Dismissed OAU professor

    July 6, 2018
    By alternativeafrica
  • BusinessNews Now

    Brazil to inject $1.1b into Nigeria’s agriculture

    October 19, 2018
    By alternativeafrica
  • News Now

    Kenya to deport Chinese man for using derogatory remarks on locals

    September 6, 2018
    By alternativeafrica
  • News Now

    Niger Attack Lays Bare U.S. Troops’ Long Wait for Medical Help in Africa

    October 10, 2017
    By alternativeafrica
  • News Now

    Musa, Ighalo, Ordega, Gov Okowa are winners at Nigeria Pitch Awards

    June 10, 2019
    By alternativeafrica
  • AfricaFeatureNews Now

    Meet Debora Kayembe, the Congolese, ex-asylum seeker, first black person elected to lead Edinburgh university

    February 15, 2021
    By alternativeafrica

1 comment

  1. Nigeria disburses N3.9bn to boost sugar production | Alternative Africa 20 December, 2018 at 03:03 Reply

    […] Nigeria: FG Nearing Completion of Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line-Amaechi […]

Leave a reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

You might be interested

  • AfricaBusinessNews Now

    Africa’s annual loss to illicit financial flows rises to $80bn -Thabo Mbeki

  • HealthNews NowWorld

    Covid-19: Govt cancels Christmas celebrations for millions in London

  • AfricaBusinessNews Now

    Zimbabwe launches special bank for women in business

Timeline

  • March 1, 2021

    Ghana to distribute covid vaccines by drone, UPS

  • March 1, 2021

    Ghana president, Akufo-Addo, wife, VP Bawumia take covid vaccine on TV ahead of national rollout

  • March 1, 2021

    Ghana to administer Coronavirus vaccines free in all hospitals as VP takes first shot

  • March 1, 2021

    France authorises first synthetic antibody treatment for severe Covid-19

  • March 1, 2021

    South Africa develops Africa’s first covid vaccines

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Lagos govt confirms first case of deadly coronavirus infection in Nigeria

    By alternativeafrica
    February 28, 2020
  • Keynote Address of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at 2018 Oxford Africa Conference

    By PSJ Africa
    May 14, 2018
  • Morocco begins regional integration by connecting Casablanca Airport with High Speed Train

    By alternativeafrica
    January 4, 2020
  • Kenyan govt pressure Facebook for data on Kenyan users

    By alternativeafrica
    November 20, 2019
  • Nigeria: 32,000 capacity Lagos rice mill to start production in 2020

    By alternativeafrica
    December 23, 2019
  • Ado zagi
    on
    January 12, 2021

    Nigeria: EFCC Academy to begin award of degree

    Diploma leave areply from
  • Ethiopia joins Africa's Artificial Intelligence revolution | Alternative Africa
    on
    October 2, 2020

    Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020

    […] Many African countries ...
  • The 5 most popular Africans 2020
    on
    September 25, 2020

    Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure

    […] Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe ...
  • Millitants in Central Mali Set Jail Ablaze in Attack Killing Two | taktik(z) GDI (Government Defense ...
    on
    August 11, 2020

    Fifteen gendarmes killed in another attack on Mali camp

    […] attack fol­lowed a January ...
  • Millitants in Central Mali Set Jail Ablaze in Attack Killing Two
    on
    August 11, 2020

    Fifteen gendarmes killed in another attack on Mali camp

    […] attack followed a ...
AlternativeAfrica.com is an independent Pan African News Website dedicated primarily to influencing the negative narratives about Africa. We hope to do this by focusing and showcasing the many developmental strides sweeping across the continent.

Read more >>>

Contact Info

  • info@alternativeafrica.com
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Ghana to distribute covid vaccines by drone, UPS

    By alternativeafrica
    March 1, 2021
  • Ghana president, Akufo-Addo, wife, VP Bawumia take covid vaccine on TV ahead of national rollout

    By alternativeafrica
    March 1, 2021
  • Ghana to administer Coronavirus vaccines free in all hospitals as VP takes first shot

    By alternativeafrica
    March 1, 2021
  • France authorises first synthetic antibody treatment for severe Covid-19

    By alternativeafrica
    March 1, 2021
  • Lagos govt confirms first case of deadly coronavirus infection in Nigeria

    By alternativeafrica
    February 28, 2020
  • Keynote Address of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at 2018 Oxford Africa Conference

    By PSJ Africa
    May 14, 2018
  • Macron in Ivory Coast to launch anti-terrorism academy

    By alternativeafrica
    December 21, 2019
  • Kenyan govt pressure Facebook for data on Kenyan users

    By alternativeafrica
    November 20, 2019
  • Ado zagi
    on
    January 12, 2021

    Nigeria: EFCC Academy to begin award of degree

    Diploma leave areply from
  • Ethiopia joins Africa's Artificial Intelligence revolution | Alternative Africa
    on
    October 2, 2020

    Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020

    […] Many African countries ...
  • The 5 most popular Africans 2020
    on
    September 25, 2020

    Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure

    […] Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe ...
  • Millitants in Central Mali Set Jail Ablaze in Attack Killing Two | taktik(z) GDI (Government Defense ...
    on
    August 11, 2020

    Fifteen gendarmes killed in another attack on Mali camp

    […] attack fol­lowed a January ...

Photostream

    Follow us

    • Home
    • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Contact Us
    © Copyright Alternative Africa 2019. All rights reserved.