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Nigeria's Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi has stated that the upcoming Lagos to Kano and Lagos to Calabar standard gauge lines will generate at least 250,000 direct and indirect jobs. According to him, this would even make some Nigerians live in Kaduna and work in Abuja.
The contracts for both lines are expected to be awarded this year as N120 billion has been proposed in the 2016 budget as counterpart funding.
He also disclosed that the narrow gauge rail line from Lagos to Kano will be concessioned to General Electric (GE) if the current discussions end successfully.
He also assured that Nigerians will be trained both in operations and maintenance on the project.
“Key to me and the ministry is that, training must start today. CCECC has to train Nigerians who will take over both in operations and maintenance so they don’t dump technology on us. It’s not every time a train goes bad that you go to China to fix it,” he said.
Daily Trust
The contracts for both lines are expected to be awarded this year as N120 billion has been proposed in the 2016 budget as counterpart funding.
He also disclosed that the narrow gauge rail line from Lagos to Kano will be concessioned to General Electric (GE) if the current discussions end successfully.
He also assured that Nigerians will be trained both in operations and maintenance on the project.
“Key to me and the ministry is that, training must start today. CCECC has to train Nigerians who will take over both in operations and maintenance so they don’t dump technology on us. It’s not every time a train goes bad that you go to China to fix it,” he said.
Daily Trust
