{"id":31788,"date":"2019-05-08T14:49:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T13:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=31788"},"modified":"2019-05-08T14:49:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T13:49:13","slug":"lagos-ibadan-railway-to-be-completed-by-2020-chinese-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/lagos-ibadan-railway-to-be-completed-by-2020-chinese-envoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos-Ibadan Railway To Be Completed By 2020 \u2013 Chinese Envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">The<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0China government has said assured that the Lagos-Ibadan railway including an extension to Lagos Apapa port will be completed in May 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">This was disclosed by the commercial counselor, China\u2019s Consulate-General in Lagos, Liu Junsheng.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>He said the Nigeria Railway Modernisation Project, Lagos-Ibadan section, with extension to Lagos Apapa port is one of the ongoing projects which will connect Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states, noting that the project, when completed, will foster economic development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">He explained that the Export-Import Bank of China provided $1.267 billion of concessional loans accounting for 80.14 percent of the total contract cost of $1.581 billion while the Nigerian government is responsible for the counterpart funds of $314 million, accounting for 19.86 percent.<\/span><\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">He said the rail line will serve as a better means of collection, distribution and mass movement of haulage to and from the Lagos port, thereby decongesting the port as well as eliminating traffic gridlock often caused by trailers on the road. He also said the Lagos Deep Sea Port, Lekki Free Zone and Ogun Guangdong Free Trade Zone are projects that will be undertaken as part of the BRI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Junsheng said the Chinese government would continue investing in Nigeria\u2019s infrastructure through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). 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