Russia Will Support The Construction Of 1,400km Rail Track From Lagos To Calabar
Written by Smooth FM on October 24, 2019
The Russian Government has agreed to support development of Nigeria’s rail infrastructure by constructing 1,400 kilometres track from Lagos to the South-South city of Calabar.
According to Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja, said this development was one of the agreements reached at a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
The bilateral meeting was held on sidelines of ongoing Russia-Africa Summit, in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday.
Shehu disclosed that there was also discussion on the advancement of ongoing project for the establishment of a nuclear power plant in Nigeria.
According to Putin, the next step in the implementation of the project should be the commencement of construction of a power plant.
President Buhari also agreed to renew Nigeria-Russia Military Technical Agreement that had lapsed within a short time.
He said: “I have directed the Minister of Defence to work with the Ministry of Justice to conclude this matter within the shortest possible time.
“This military cooperation agreement is expected to give impetus to direct procurement of military hardware on a government-to-government basis at a lower cost as well as training of military personnel and modernisation of armed forces and renewal of infrastructure and equipment, which President Putin promised to undertake.’’
