Get Guardian on GoogleThe federal government has stepped up efforts to complete major railway projects in Northern Nigeria, with the Kaduna-Kano Standard Gauge Railway scheduled for inauguration on December 3, 2026.
Disclosing this in a statement yesterday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council said the 203-kilometre Kaduna-Zaria-Kano railway project had attained approximately 90 per cent completion, up from about 30 per cent when President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023.
Also, the council said the 400-kilometre Kano-Katsina-Maradi railway project had reached 70 per cent completion, rising from barely five per cent at the beginning of the Tinubu administration.
According to the spokesperson of the APC Campaign Council, Dele Alake, the progress on the projects demonstrated the administration’s commitment to expanding railway infrastructure, improving regional connectivity and facilitating the movement of passengers and goods.
He explained that the Kaduna-Kano railway, an extension of the existing Abuja-Kaduna Standard Gauge Railway, would establish a continuous rail connection between Abuja, Kaduna, Zaria and Kano, strengthening transportation links across major commercial centres in Northern Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the statement said Tinubu had directed the immediate resolution of outstanding land acquisition and compensation issues within the Kaduna metropolis to facilitate the completion of the rail corridor linking Abuja and Kano.
It further disclosed that the completed 190-kilometre Jaji-Kano section of the Kaduna-Kano railway, alongside the 250-kilometre Dawanu-Kano-Kazaure-Daura-Katsina section of the Kano-Maradi project, would be inaugurated on December 3.
