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Kano-Maradi rail: “Posterity will be kind to President Buhari” – Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says posterity will be kind to President Muhammadu Buhari for embarking on massive infrastructure development in the country. The minister stated this on Tuesday in Katsina at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi rail project. Speaking at the ceremony, Mohammed said after a successful completion of his administration, Buhari will be remembered for leaving a legacy of massive infrastructure development in the country. He said the Kano-Maradi rail project is a further testimony to the commitment of the administration to the…

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Kano-Maradi Rail project to cost Nigeria $1.9bn, says Amaechi

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that the Kano-Maradi (Niger Republic) rail project will cost the federal government $1.9bn. The Minister said, “The project is going to cost us $1.9bn and we will source it from mostly Europe”, on a television programme yesterday. Amaechi, who is a former Governor of Rivers State, noted, however, that the country has not secured the money, stressing that “we are about concluding”. On how long it will take the country to repay the loan, the minister explained that it is not within…

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