The essence of railway construction is to grow the economy, he said. The second Lagos-Kano line is intended to connect with the new Kano-Maradi artery, eventually creating an uninterrupted network across Nigeria. It is expected that the plant will generate job opportunities for Nigerians and as well facilitate the much-desired objective of the government towards the local content capacity development. The transportation system needs to be integrated and balanced to avoid any 'transportation gaps'. The Nigerian Railway Corporation traces its history to the year 1898, when the first railroad in Nigeria was constructed by the British colonial government on Oct. 3, 1912, to facilitate the flow of goods such as groundnut, cocoa and cotton from the inland to the coast. To further drive this conversation on the importance of building a sustainable transport system in the metropolis, the Lagos Transport Fest, held on December 13, 2021, drew stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to discuss the way forward in improving Nigerias transport system. g&&d(16,b);else{if("https://"===b.substr(0,8)||"http://"===b.substr(0,7)||"//"===b.substr(0,2))return b;for(var f in a)if(0===b.indexOf(f+"/")){f=b.replace(f,a[f]);if(b!==f)return u(e)?f+". 2023 - Businessday NG. Your email address will not be published. Moreover, planned intra-city mass transit projects are expected to improve the quality of life for Nigerias 102.8m urban residents. Notwithstanding a countrys national actions, the place of community and grassroots involvement cannot be side-lined. if(0===c.indexOf(a))return c;d(6,a+" , "+b+" -> "+c)}else return b;else d(7,b)}function g(a,b){function c(){if(!1===n){for(var c=[],E=0;E 1) { Public transportation is a form of collection and distribution process. (TheNigerialawyer), Get our Top Stories delivered to your inbox, Analysts link Nigeria's sluggish economy in Q1 to fuel scarcity, PoS terminals deployed in Nigeria rises to 1.8 million, 2.3 trillion oil revenue lost in 12 months due to oil theft - IOC. Experts say that an efficient transport sector is capable of propelling Nigerias GDP (APTCON). Transportation accounts for 45 to 50% of total emissions of nitrogen oxides, 40 to 50% of Hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds (HC & VOC), 25% of particulates, 30% of total carbon dioxide emissions, around 5% of total sulphur-dioxide emissions, and about 20% of all CFCs emissions (The Geography of Transport Systems). Also, the recent awarded contract for a Wagon Assembly Plant in Kajola, Ogun is another step in the promotion of the economy through railways system. b(a,"js",!1);return u(a)&&a in h? }); Accidents and Deaths: A transportation system loses every form of sustainability the moment it takes the lives of the people it should commute. var d,e=null;return(c=b(c+""))&&!b(c.replace(a,function(a,b,c,f){d&&b&&(e=0);if(0===e)return a;d=c||b;e+=!f-!c;return""}))?Function("return "+c)():null}function l(a,b,c){a.addEventListener?a.addEventListener(b,c,!1):a.attachEvent("on"+b,c)}var e=D();if(null===e||!0!==d(e))for(var e=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),q=0;qc.length?d(5,a):(c.pop(),b(c.join("/")))}function b(a,b){var c=a.split("/"),n=b.split("/");if(0
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