The Nigerian railway corporation has taken the delivery of yet another round
of 17 locomotive driven containers from Kano state, North West Nigeria, in Lagos, on the South West.
This is in continuation and consolidation of freight services launched by the ministry of transportation in June, 2024.
The cargo train which arrived Lagos at about noon on Wednesday July 15, departed the Dala inland dry port Kano on Friday, July 5. A journey that was made only during the daytime.
The Nigerian government believes the cargo haulage system will ease movement of goods from the ports to the hinterlands, while reducing not only the numbers of articulated vehicles on the Nigerian roads, but averting possible mishaps.