Nigeria just leveled up its infrastructure game with the launch of West Africa’s first standard gauge railway – the Lagos-Ibadan Railway! 🚂 This 156-km modern rail line links Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling port hub, to Ibadan, a key industrial powerhouse, aiming to slash traffic chaos and supercharge regional trade.
💡 Why it matters: The project tackles two major headaches – overcrowded roads and port bottlenecks – that have long slowed Nigeria’s economic flow. Yakubu Adogie, the railway’s external liaison officer, told us: \"This isn’t just tracks and trains; it’s a gateway to smarter growth.\"
🌍 Bigger picture: The railway is part of Nigeria’s push to modernize transport networks, with plans to eventually connect to Abuja. For young professionals and entrepreneurs, this could mean faster logistics, cheaper costs, and new biz opportunities across West Africa’s largest economy.
