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RAIL TRANSPORT
The former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the federal government to adopt rail transport of petroleum products across Nigeria following a recent tanker explosion in Jigawa State.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike disclosed that the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) project is nearly finished, with 95% of the work done, and its inauguration is scheduled for May.
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has disclosed that his administration is currently engaging in discussions with a Chinese company to initiate a groundbreaking light rail construction project that will span the entirety of the state.
The revenue generated from rail transport in the second of 2023 increased from N768 million in the first quarter.