Nigeria’s Kano-Kaduna railway project gets $250m loan from China Development Bank

The China Development Bank has announced the approval of a two hundred- and fifty-million-dollar loan to support the Kano-Kaduna railway project I n Nigeria.

According to information released on its website on Tuesday, the financial backing is expected to ensure the seamless continuation of the construction work.”

The railway, a standard-gauge line stretching 203 kilometers, will link Kano, a key commercial city in northern Nigeria, to the nation’s capital, Abuja.

Once operational, it will provide residents with a safer and more efficient mode of transport, improving regional connectivity.