Nigeria ‘Reviving’ Railway System, Says Official

Nigeria’s Transport Minister says the administration has allocated funds and implemented strategic plans to revitalize the country’s railway system, which has been in a poor state for decades. Senator Idris Audu Umar said the government in Abuja has developed a 25-year plan as part of its effort to boost the railway system to improve the transportation of goods and services across the country. “This vision plan is being pursued assiduously in order to resuscitate a rather comatose...

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