Multi-million Dollar Kano-Niger Rail Project To Displace 14,750 Homes, Assets

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Briga News Nigeria

A report by the Environmental Resources Management and EnvAccord Limited has revealed that the Kano-Niger rail project will lead to the displacement of 12,695 homes and 2,064 assets on the railway corridor.

Commissioned by the Africa Finance Corporation, the report indicates that the project will lead to the loss of 12,695 residential homes and 2,064 other assets across various states in northern Nigeria.

The assessment focuses on a 393km railway route that traverses the Nigerian states of Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina, extending to Maradi in the Republic of Niger.

 

 


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