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Nigeria isn't building rail line into Niger but, only to the designated Border point.

An agreement between Nigeria and Niger in 2015, coordinated by the Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission for Cooperation has a plan for “Kano-Katsina-Maradi Corridor Master Plan, (K2M)” as it is called.

Going by this, the two nations would each build a rail track to meet at the border town of Maradi.

Nigerian delegates to that meeting comprised officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Boundaries Commission, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Water Resources as well as those of Kano and Katsina states.

The objective of the rail is the harnessing of raw materials, mineral resources and agricultural produce. When completed, it will serve domestic industries and play the role of a a viable transportation backbone to the West African subregion, starting with the neighboring Niger Republic for their export and import logistic chain.

Garba Shehu

How much does trading between Nigeria and Niger republic add to the country?... This one is a useless project considering the country finance

Isoright

And they have not completed a single rail from Lagos to Onitsha.....how did I end up in this country?

The obvious economic rationale is to encourage Niger to make Apapa port its main port for import/export using Lagos - Kano Rail line.

Whoever has the most efficient Rail System to deliver move goods and services between the targeted countries and the Atlantic Ocean takes the biggest pie of International trade from them.

How can Nigeria build rail to Niger,,, it doesn't make any sense nah... But this govt can do anything impossible in human sight

Shame on you all! Go and read "How Nations fail" and understand what is called "Creative destruction" that's what you guys are doing to Nigeria. You borrow to build white elephant project in a non-productive zone while your biggest travelers and importers in the East are crying for it, Nigeria will keep dying while your village people keep ridding the train. What a misplaced priority?

As if that makes any difference ...what's the importance of the rail ?

Don't we have more busy and more feasible prospect in southern Nigeria ?

Lies.

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Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

Why not Niger building the rail
Why should it be us doing the building
Abi them they important to us pass the other way run

Nd the Last time I checked Calabar ND pH has no rail

Okay

Another stupid story for zombies!
Can GARBAGE shehu tell us the difference between 6 and half a dozen?....
Bunch of brainless, self serving, sadistic scums.

Okay na

What's the economic value of the rail to Niger Republic if not to bring in more Almajiris.

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Garba Shehu

What difference does it make? Does the boarder meant for the Norwegians or Swedes?
Rather, it is a collection point for a useless specie of human killers

Some people will still shake their heads

Hmmm. What's value will this add to our economy ??.

Ok

Mr spokes man do we have a functional train around the six geo political zone ...the answer is No



Make i nor talk before mod ban me again ,chai NAIJA DON ENTER 1CHANCE

this gornnent she, I wounder how they use to think, just to connect with Fulani's brother s abi

We’re still saying the same thing

Ode!

It's getting clearer that buhari has a devilish agenda for this country, closing the southern border but building railway into Niger republic. Benin Republic is much more economically viable than Niger republic

Garbage Shehu should save his breath and cut this crap!
We know the motive is to facilitate terrorism!

Only in Nigeria.

what has Niger republic got to offer the country other than cows and terrorists.
I guess they need to connect to their brothers. One naijeriya my a55.

This will only transfer to more votes for the Kano, Kaduna and Katsina axis. They speak the same language and would be registered to a LGA upon arrival into naijeriya.

What's the difference?