The train to be used
It was a momentous occasion in the history of Nigeria as President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday rolled into use the ultra-modern Abuja Light Rail Project.
The $823,540,545.87million project is 60 per cent funded by the China-Exim Bank and 40 per cent by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
Apex News gathered that the project is a 45.3kilometre double standard gauge rail tracks, maintenance hub, training school, operations control centre and 12 Stations along the tracks. They include Abuja Metro, Stadium, Kukwaba I (National Park), Kukwaba II (Ring Road), Wupa, Idu, Bassanjiwa, Airport, Gwagwa, Deidei, Kagini and Gbazango.