Kaduna-Kano Railway Hits 90% Completion, Inauguration Set for December 3

According to reports by Punch, Leadership and The Guardian on Monday, November 9, 2026, the Kaduna-Kano Standard Gauge Railway project has reached approximately 90 per cent completion, with the Federal Government scheduling the inauguration of completed sections for December 3, 2026.

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dele Alake. The council said the 203-kilometre Kaduna-Zaria-Kano railway has advanced significantly under the current administration, rising from less than 30 per cent completion when President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023.

The statement also noted that the 400-kilometre Kano-Katsina-Maradi railway project has attained 70 per cent completion, up from about five per cent at the start of the administration. The completed 190-kilometre Jaji-Kano section of the Kaduna-Kano line and the 250-kilometre Dawanu-Kano-Kazaure-Daura-Katsina section of the Kano-Maradi project are scheduled for inauguration on December 3.

A Federal Government delegation led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation, Funso Adebiyi, recently inspected the corridors and conducted a test-run journey from Jaji in Kaduna State to Kano. Officials expressed satisfaction with the quality of the track infrastructure, drainage and embankment works.

President Tinubu has directed the immediate resolution of outstanding land acquisition and compensation issues within Kaduna metropolis to facilitate full completion of the Abuja-to-Kano corridor. The projects are expected to improve passenger and freight movement, strengthen connectivity across northern Nigeria and boost cross-border trade with Niger Republic.

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