Construction work has intensified on the $1.96 billion Kano-Maradi rail project despite the strained relations between the Federal Government and the military junta in Niger after a lull. The Nigerien government had accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of plotting to destabilise the francophone country. The project, partly financed by the Africa Development Bank, will run through 122 communities in 25 …

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Republic of Niger have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) over the Kano-Maradi train line. The MoU was signed by the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, and the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Niger, Alma Oumarou, in Abuja Sambo stressed the importance of the Nigeria-Niger Republic rail line, explaining …