{"id":5852,"date":"2018-01-05T17:43:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T00:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=5852"},"modified":"2018-01-05T20:40:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T03:40:07","slug":"countries-no-railway-systems-slow-develop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/countries-no-railway-systems-slow-develop\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Countries with no railway systems are slow to develop&#8221;- Rotimi Amaechi"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"ci-lightbox\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ekopearltowers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MAIN-IMAGE-article-210.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-scandinavia_featured size-scandinavia_featured wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ekopearltowers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MAIN-IMAGE-article-210-990x600.png\" alt=\"Nigeria Is Delivering On A New Railway System | Eko Pearl Towers\" width=\"990\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-narrow\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\">Nigeria Is Delivering On A New Railway System<\/p>\n<p>Jan 5, 2018: Nigeria will soon be home to a brand new railway system, thanks to the government\u2019s railway modernization project. 144km of new tracks connecting Lagos to Ibadan, the third largest city in Nigeria, is part of the second stage of the government\u2019s project.<\/p>\n<p>After completing the new railway between Abuja, the capital, and Kaduna, the second stage connecting Lagos with Ibadan is underway.<\/p>\n<p>Later, a third stage will be set into motion, connecting Port Harcourt to the south side of Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has made it clear that the new railway system is \u201ccritical to development\u201d, continuing to say the following, \u201cMost countries which have no railway are slow to develop. 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