Chinese firm to build $13b railway line in Nigeria
Posted: 04 Nov 2018, 07:01
CHINESE COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT $13.1BN RAILWAY LINE IN NIGERIA
Nigeria’s Transportation Ministry has awarded a $13.1 billion contract to China Railway Construction Corporation Limited to build a coastal railway line in the country, that will extend across 10 of its 36 states.
According to the company, the railway line will be 1,385 km long in one-way mileage. The railway line, which will be designed for a speed of 120 km/h, will also have 22 railway stations which will spread across the 10 states...