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General News of Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

FG begins construction of Kaduna-Kano rail

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari

In an effort to connect the country through rail, President Muhammadu Buhari will do the groundbreaking of the Kaduna-Kano standard gauge by Thursday, June 15, 2021.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Dr Magdalene Ajani, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 13, in Abuja.

According to Dr Ajani, the project will boost the president's programme of linking the country through rail in order to enhance the economic growth of the Nation.

She added that major stakeholders in the transport sector have been invited for the occasion.

The statement by Eric Orjiekwe, Director, Press and Public Relations, said the event would be at Kano at 10.a.m.