Railway quality assurance: FG insists on durability, three-year capacity building before handover

From Idu Jude, Abuja
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Transportation, has directed contractors handling railway projects across the country to ensure quality, durable, sustainable maintenance and comprehensive local capacity building of young Nigerian engineers before handing over rail and terminal infrastructure to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).
The permanent secretary to the ministry, Engr Funso Adebiyi, gave the directive over the weekend during a joint fact-finding inspection of the ongoing construction of the Kano Railway Station, alongside key ministry officials, agency leadership and senior aides.
The permanent secretary, however, rejected s...