President Tinubu Ramps Up Northern Nigeria Rail Completion; Kaduna–Kano Line Set for December 3 Launch

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is accelerating the delivery of critical transport infrastructure in Northern Nigeria, with key sections of the Kaduna–Kano Standard Gauge Railway scheduled for official inauguration on December 3, 2026.
​The administration’s focus on legacy rail corridors has yielded significant progress over the past three years. The 203-kilometre Kaduna–Zaria–Kano project has reached approximately 90 per cent completion—up from under 30 per cent when President Tinubu took office in 2023. Meanwhile, the 400-kilometre cross-border Kano–Katsina–Maradi rail link has attained 70 per cent completion, compared to barely 5 per cent at the start of the administration.