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NIGERIA TUC UNHAPPY WITH RAILWAY LINE CONSTRUCTION TO NIGER REPUBLIC

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Gambeta News

The construction of a US$1.96billion railway line to Niger Republic has been rejected by the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). TUC said the project is an insult to Nigerians and a waste of the country’s scarce resources after the federal government approved fund for the project. In a statement jointly signed by TUC president and Secretary-General, Musa-Lawal Ozigi, reads “The Congress is not averse to development; constructing rail lines to Kano, Katsina and Dutse…

SENEGAL LAUNCHES FIRST EVER ELECTRONIC RAILWAY LINE

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Gambeta News

Senegal launches its first electronic railway line in Dakar. Senegal has just launched a new railway line that will help boost the nation’s economy. The railway line will link the capital city to different areas in the nation. This project is a part of the nation’s development goals. The railway line is been launched just barely a month to the nation’s general election. The rail project is worth about US$ 459m and will also be the…