{"id":12490,"date":"2026-11-08T15:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/tinubu-to-inaugurate-kaduna-kano-rail-dec-3-says-apc-pcc\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T15:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:31:11","slug":"tinubu-to-inaugurate-kaduna-kano-rail-dec-3-says-apc-pcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/tinubu-to-inaugurate-kaduna-kano-rail-dec-3-says-apc-pcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu to inaugurate Kaduna-Kano rail Dec 3, says APC-PCC"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tinubu<\/p>\n

Orders immediate settlement of land compensation<\/p>\n

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By Omeiza Ajayi<\/p>\n

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ABUJA: The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council APC-PCC has said President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the Kaduna-Kano Standard Gauge Railway on December 3, 2026, and has ordered that all outstanding land acquisition and compensation issues in Kaduna metropolis be settled immediately.<\/p>\n

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The directive is meant to clear the way for the completion of the railway corridor from Abuja to Kano.<\/p>\n

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Council spokesman, Dele Alake, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja said the President \u201cis accelerating the completion of major railway projects in Northern Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Alake, the President \u201chas also directed that all outstanding land acquisition and compensation issues within Kaduna metropolis should be resolved immediately so that the railway corridor from Abuja to Kano will be completed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement specifically said the \u201ccompleted 190-kilometre Jaji-Kano section\u201d of the Kaduna-Kano project and the \u201c250-kilometre Dawanu-Kano-Kazaure-Daura-Katsina section of the Kano-Maradi project will be inaugurated by December 3, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alake said the Kaduna-Kano line has reached \u201capproximately 90 percent completion,\u201d while the 400-kilometre Kano-Katsina-Maradi railway \u201chas attained 70 percent completion.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said both projects were far behind when the President took office. \u201cWhen President Tinubu assumed office in 2023, Kano-Katsina-Maradi rail project was at barely 5% while Kaduna-Kano was less than 30% completion,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

The Kaduna-Kano line is an extension of the existing Abuja-Kaduna standard gauge line. It \u201cwill establish a continuous rail connection between Abuja, Kaduna, Zaria and Kano,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

The statement said a Federal Government team recently inspected the two projects on the President\u2019s directive. The team was led by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Engr. Funso Adebiyi.<\/p>\n

Adebiyi \u201cexpressed satisfaction with the quality of construction work, particularly the railway alignment, drainage infrastructure, embankment protection, stone pitching and soil stabilisation,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

It added that the inspection \u201cincluded a train test-run journey from Jaji in Kaduna State to Kano, allowing officials to assess the completed track infrastructure and passenger comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n

On what the lines will deliver, Alake said the Kaduna-Kano railway, when operational, \u201cwill improve passenger transportation, facilitate commercial activities and provide an alternative to road travel along one of Northern Nigeria\u2019s busiest commercial corridors.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the Kano-Katsina-Maradi railway \u201cis expected to strengthen cross-border transportation and trade between Nigeria and the neighbouring Niger Republic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn line with President Tinubu\u2019s agenda, all ongoing infrastructure projects will be delivered in every part of the country as scheduled,\u201d Alake said.<\/p>\n

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