Over the past decade, Nigeria has made significant investments in reviving its long-neglected railway system. Building on efforts that began in earnest in the late 2000s and accelerated after 2010, this revival is carried out primarily through a state-led, China-supported programme, producing new standard-gauge corridors while partially rehabilitating narrow colonial-era tracks. With the development of the Abuja–Kaduna line to the Lagos–Ibadan corridor and the Warri–Itakpe route, modern rail services are gradually returning to the nations life.
Over the past decade, Nigeria has made significant investments in reviving its long-neglected railway system. Building on efforts that began in earnest in the late 2000s and accelerated after 2010, this revival is carried out primarily through a state-led, China-supported programme, producing new standard-gauge corridors while partially rehabilitating narrow colonial-era tracks. With the development of the Abuja–Kaduna line to the Lagos–Ibadan corridor and the Warri–Itakpe route, modern rail services are gradually returning to the nations life.
