The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of $11.17 billion for the Lagos-Calabar coastal rail project.

The Cable reported that the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, announced this while briefing newsmen after the virtual FEC meeting on Wednesday, August 4, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Legit.ng gathers that the rail project is planned to link all coastal cities in the country by rail in six years.

Cities/towns the rail project will link:

Lagos

Sagamu

Ijebu-Ode

Ore

Benin City

Sapele

Warri

Yenagoa

Port Harcourt

Aba

Uyo

Calabar

Akamkpa

Ikom

Agbo

Ogwashi-ukwu

Asaba

Onitsha