President Muhammadu Buhari has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kano-Kaduna segment of the Lagos-Kano railway modernization project. He stated that the project is crucial to the establishment of a supply chain in railway transport as it links the major commercial cities of Kano and Kaduna to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to him, The ground-breaking signifies an important milestone of the construction of the third segment, following our completion and commencement of commercial operations on the first segment (Abuja–Kaduna) and, recently, the second segment (Lagos–Ibadan). President Buhari said that upon completion the railway project is to link the Lagos-Ibadan railway project through Abuja, Minna, Ilorin, Oshogbo, Ibadan to Lagos on one end (including a Link to the Tin Can Island Port); and Maradi, Niger Republic. He said, This railway connection when completed will establish the ports in Lagos, as the choice for import and export business of the people of landlocked Niger Republic. We also expect that the Inland Dry Ports on the Lagos-Kano Line route will be activated, with these ports serving as ports of destination receiving imports directly from the international market. The president commended the Minister of transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, along with the ministry and all the project implementation partners contributing to the national effort of railway infrastructure development. He assured that his administration will not relent in the task of transforming and modernizing every aspect of Nigeria's national transport infrastructure. 
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