Good job NedMedia! I really loved your presentation and the quality of the content. From the special care you gave to segment on Onitsha and Anambra State, I figured you hail from this region. Nothing wrong with that my brother, but how great the country would've been had the previous administrations embarked on this project when we had the oil boom. Anyways, keep on bringing us good content my brother. We really appreciate it, especially those of us who live outside Nigeria. Good job my man! Peace ✌️
Absolutely. We failed to save for the rainy day, and now we can't dictate full terms and conditions of these projects because we don't have money. Thanks for watching 👍🏽
Ease of doing business should be promoted everywhere so that development can spread. This will reduce people migrating to developed cities in search of opportunities. The railway projects will address that in Onitsha, Kano, Kaduna etc.
Anambra definitely should have a seaport at Oseakwa. Anambra deserve to have its own seaport that will enable Anambra to be smart city state like Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai.
@@linchmusicpro1459 you lied cos from oseakwa to atlantic ocean is 26 nautica miles so dont worry let them do the right thing so that we will stop and leave lagos for you people
@@linchmusicpro1459 they dredge until the river connects to Atlantic Ocean just like what Dubai did which is a desert nothing is impossible so long there is money 💴….
Thanks you for bringing us up-to-date of the current information happening in Nigeria. My question is this: Why are they constructing a "narrow gauge" rail line instead of the "standard gauge" line along the Eastern Rail line?
I am always amazed by your enthusiasm. You need to be an adviser to government because of your insights about the benefits of different projects if completed. Lagos is congested because of improper planning by various governments since independence. Why should businessmen be forced to relocate to Lagos from the East because only one port service a big country like Nigeria? This why the country is not developing at a pace it should. Every parts of Nigeria needs to be doing well like Lagos.
😀😄 Adviser? Seriously people suffer because of lack of knowledge. Nigeria 🇳🇬 shouldn't be the way it is if successive administrations took the right decisions. At the lowest, we should be at the level of Brazil.
It’s tribalism, period. If Hausas were native to the southeast, the country would be like China by now This is why we need Biafra and not rail lines connecting my homeland to the land of terrorists and religious extremists.
The Federal Government of Nigeria should not abandon ORLU CITY, NKWERRE TOWNSHIP, AMAIGBO TOWNSHIP and AGARA TOWNSHIP down to OKIGWE TOWNSHIP in the construction of railway station. God Bless NIGERIA.
Well done my brother for this information. But in my own opinion. I don't think funding should be the reason why they are not building standard Gauge for eastern rail line .but nevertheless .i myself will single handed build a world class standard Gauge for my people in future. is a promise made. Thanks
It's an opportunity cost thing. We need the money to build the far more important Calabar to Lagos line that will connect the southeast and all the southern ports to Lagos. Nobody is travelling from port Harcourt to Maiduguri so an expensive rail line won't be viable. The people who are really losing out are the people in the northeast because they'll be the only region with no standard gauge line. But stil,l a slow train is far better than no train.
@@NedMedia that boy is a clown, talk is free sha, how can you say you’ll build your own rail? Does he doesn’t realize how much land he’ll need to acquire and how much government red tapes he will need to scale. Also there’s almost no rail in the world that makes profit, they are all subsidized and rely heavily on government and good will. The cost of operation is also not free or cheap. It’ll cost you time, money, and more also you need to be almost as rich as Dangote and very influential too
Thanks for all you do for our land. An Awka railway is a good news to the Southeast. You might want to recommend to the Governor to consider the extension to include Onitsha & Nnewi. These are the major trade/business centers in this area.
Infrastructure is what makes countries rich. No country has ever industrialised without a rail network. That's the only economical way to move raw materials, finished goods and food around the country. Trains are the reason why Thailand rice is cheaper in Lagos than the one grown in Enugu. Even if Boko Haram burns the whole country down, these trains will still make Buhari the best president in our history. Hopefully future governments will continue building them.
@@africandefenseforce2910 I won't say he is the best. If he had nailed down security, the economy and jobs etc then he would have been the best president in my opinion
In the history of Nigeria there's never been an infrastructure drive like we have it now! bedrock of transformation. but without security all is in vain.
Good job on this. Is there an update on the progress of the project? Government should consider completing railway projects across the country and monorail across streats in every state before considering subsidy removal.
Mmmmh. please, I have some questions. 1) So, will it not be cheaper, shorter, therefore, better for the Onitsha importers to receive their goods via Onne, the PH seaport instead of via Lagos port? If you agree with me, then, there should be a rail line connecting Onitsha to Owerri! 2) If, someone in Owerri has to take a train, for whatever reason , to Onitsha, he or she will be forced to take this route: Owerri down to Port Harcourt, then up to Aba, to Umuahia, then to Enugu passing through Okigwe. Finally, from Enugu to Awka then a car trip to Onitsha! ( at least pending when Anambra state can build their own rail line to connect Awka and Onitsha. sic!) This is simply nonsensical. All that can be avoided and the whole system made much more efficient by joining Owerri to Awka via Onitsha. A simple rail line loop that will guarantee ease of movement of goods and persons. 3) Rail lines are meant mainly for heavy load transport. The railway transportation system is optimal in serving industrial areas. Tell me, is there any place in the South East as industrialised as Nnewi, a city between Onitsha and Owerri? Therefore, this will be one more reason for a desperate need of the Owerri - Onitsha rail line
1. A line from Owerri to Onitsha may be built in the future if they see the viability. Remember that they are following the route of the existing Eastern railway.
We need high speed trains to compete with air-traffic and bring down the cost of air fares. Please AMAECHI should not forget install cameras and other security equipment.
@@esoftstudio3876 so he should give us standard gauge rails. Why is that when it’s the turn of the south-south and southeast that money’s no longer available? The goose that lays the golden egg. Are we second class citizens? No! A section of the country should not be sent to the Bronze Age while other sections are moving to the jet age. It’s unfair and shewed! Every section have equal right to development and it should be respected.
@@opubodennis9921 There is already a standard gauge from Warri to itakpe running which will eventually be extended to Abuja, Lagos calabar is also in the works, no one govt can do it all.
Nice one Ned... but one question that keeps bothering me is why we are not using the river Niger to move goods across the country.... is that not a more economic viable option since private businesses can buy boats and start moving goods unlike the rails where government are the only ones who can buy locomotives.. the river niger cuts across the country.. is dredging it that expensive?
Dredging is expensive and a continuous effort. Moving cargo by rail is very cost effective and efficient. State governments can build railway to link major lines, it's not FG alone that can do it. Thanks for watching 👍🏽
its good all this track is being built and i understand there are other networks being built at the same time and as good as this is for nigeria i think connecting to neighboor nations is just as important and because of Nigerias population and economy, if they build narrow guage other nations within the region also will have to to get the positives of being attached to them. But like i said once the money gets flowing their can be upgrades!
Lagos Calabar Rail is a separate project from Port Harcourt Maiduguri. Even though this two projects will intersect at PHC, they'll function concurrently as the rail stations will be optimised according to the rail designs. Even in European cities such as Leeds And Manchester in England, there are narrow and standard gauges that take you in and around the metropolitan areas and beyond. Some of the principal rail stations in these cities have both narrow and standard gauge rail lines that terminate there and even have interchanges for tram lines too.
We are sick of APC using the south east for electioneering campaign gimmick whenever major election is near more so now that a change in government is imminent!
Which south east are you talking about...is it the one that voted for PDP ... deceived for good 16years without a single project to show for it. The last time I checked APC did not win any state in South East yet there's no single state in East that do not feel the infrastructure movement of APC led government.
When people are so bitter and full of hatred, they don't see facts but sentiments. This is not a a beer parlor oga where you argue blindly. South East didn't support APC.
You mean PDP? Because APC admin are expanding the rail lines to link new cities in the South East, unlike PDP admin that rehabilitated the Eastern railway without doing it. They've also done the 2nd Niger Bridge after it was on paper for many years during PDP admin.
The quality of hawkers in Nigeria is so poor that occupying the railway tracks can cause serious fatal car accidents. Police and civil servants should enforce the eviction of hawkers occupying railroad tracks and roads.
Good job Mr presenter. The south easterners got contracts only when election is approaching. If Igbos can get direct railway from Lagos to Asaba, Onitsha, Owerri, Aba , Portharcout, Calabar etc because it will surely bust the economy fast. Imagine building light gadge rail line in south east, knowing too well that cargo train will mostly be operating on south east roots . Hatred of the igbos is the reason why nothing good will ever happen in Nigeria. Until the recognise the importance of the igbos.
Why haven't the river port at Onitsha been put to use. Barges should be used to move containers from apapa to Onitsha. If ajaokuta was producing,all these rail and tracks would have been sourced from There thereby reducing the cost of building. As a matter of fact the country should have prioritized getting that company to work b4 embarking on this project
That's too far and dangerous. From Onne PH is safer but still not practical. Ultimately trains will do the job when the lines are completed. A concessionaire has been appointed but they are yet to start operation.
@@NedMedia whatever causes the danger should be eliminated. That's the only way to maximize the waterways. To make products produced in the hinterlands to be competitive,bulk cargo should be transported from river ports to seaports Even ferries can transport people to and fro.
im happy but would be happier if the train was for daily commuters. other cities have to be developed transport wise so that the big cities wont be so congested cause people wont feel they have to go to lagos or abuja to succeed
You mean metro line? It's the state government that can built it just like Lagos is doing. This one is inter city focused more on transportation of goods from north to south and vice versa.
Jobs is the major thing that attracts people to cities like Lagos not just roads. If it where roads alone; Port Harcourt has just as good roads as Lagos with even less traffic but lack of jobs causes people from even PH to move to Lagos.
Ur doing marvelous job pls keep it up. But try using the word THANKS only when ur done with the videos or analysis. Sometimes when u say THANKS I thought that the video has ended.
I don't get this train route thing sometimes,Benin,Agbor,Asaba, onitsha? Will the train then reverse and join the sapele,warri,yenagoa route or there would be a different train service from benin to onitsha?
Oga Ned, Well done as usual for another beautiful video! It would have been super if this line was Standard Gauge too as hahahaha😁😁😁 E go pass my dormot. The South-South has contributed immensely to the Economy of Nigeria for the past 60 years and I must admit they should have the best service. Well done Naija and our Chinese brethren on the resurrection of the Narrow Gauge but we want more... We need more! If only I was a ''Jeff Bezos kind of Billionaire!''💰💰💰
Thanks for your insights 👍🏽 The last administration could have built this railway to standard guage but they chose not to, because of the same reason explained in the video.
Will they this time plan to input security measures and learn from the Abuja Kaduna problem? As it is we are in debt to the Chinese and the train is as of off line and dangerous to travel on
Very Nicely Done; I just love it when you Put these 2 Words together “ Jobs and Taxes “. Keywords for all African Nations who are of Negro Descent. Wow Great Job; you Showed the Viewers in Great Details, just how important this Railway System is, for a Robust Nigerian Economy.
Thanks for watching, you're right very few people pay tax in Nigeria 🇳🇬 Imagine what can be achieved if the tax collection increases just by double digits.
Moha this is better than nothing. Double standard gauge can be built in the future. Lack of funds is why the Ibadan - Kano section of the Western Railway has not taken off. The Chinese want to build single standard gauge, but the govt wants double standard gauge. Getting funding for these railway projects is not easy.
He Started now because he want to contest?Is it when he has concluded Niger railway?How many months left for him to leave as a minister of transport.Wayo man.Ameachi don't you think it is too late.
@@NedMedia so you can see the compromise of Amaechi, this doesn’t have a future. We all know the future is hugely on speed . Imagine going from PH to Maiduguri at 80km/h is useless
@@gamrpresident This line is mainly for cargo. The passenger traffic is very low. Although that doesn't mean the speed should be low, but you get the picture.
All the container trucks piling up the roads shouldn’t be aloud because they caused more death with none of owners being jailed for murder. I believe they should create separate railways for containers piling up the roads. Nigeria have the potential to be one of the richest countries in the world, but years of negligence and corruption have crippled our economy and success for development.
...Now, they want to start constructing a narrow-gauge rail-line in the Eastern region instead of the standard gauge that was constructed in the Northern region; Why not build the same standard guage across the country for equity, fairplay and equal right ?! 🙄 Instead of making all the railways standard gauge across the country, they're now using ''No Means Of Funding" b'coz it's in the Eastern part of the country. We know what the plans are, - This eye service/drama they are displaying in the Eastern region in the name of constructing narrow gauge railway is just for 2023 election. Nigeria's transportation minister R. Amaechi said on Channels TV, I quote: "We'll start railway construction in the East if they stop agitating for Biafra". So, this will tell you all you need to know. I pause! Hypocrisy, hatred and marginalisation everywhere!
Is the rail your problem ? Smaller rail or larger rails what is the difference? As long as the project serves your people and movement is eased. You people from the east should learn to appreciate, you are not the only ones in Nigeria with problems.
@@chuksheaven9749 did you listen to the reasons why they chose that kind of rail for that region? Or you just want to criticize everything? So if a rail to a specific region wouldnt benefit the country so we should invest in it just to please you ? Even where i am today, some train stations are bigger than others, some metro stations are bigger than others but the most important thing is that it is passable and usable. So you want them to use Large rails in Rivers state where there wont be economical value ? Where they are even thinking of making up the funds through cargo transport , Mehn everything shouldnt be about tribalism. No be only una dey oh. That other tribes are mute doesnt mean u are the only ones that can complain.
@@chuksheaven9749 what is not equal here ? You are getting your second naija bridge and a rail way from a govt u hate so much, there are tribes who have not benefited anything.
You know how long this rail project is compare to Lagos-Ibadan or Abuja-Kaduna which is a shorter distance. It’s going to cost government a lot more to construct standard gauge rail line because of the long distance. This is really nothing to fuse abt , but I guess people have been so brainwashed by Nnamdi Kanu!
Full, it is private investors that fund part of all the rails, the rails are all thrown open to any investor willing to invest but nobody was willing to invest because it wasn’t as profitable as the other rail lines
"NONSENSE" really!. Insecurity didn't start 8yrs ago just in case you developed selective amnesia. Spot the difference oga. Mention 5 projects completed by PDP in 16yrs. If its not hatred for PMB, tell us why you wasted your data on this video just to type "Nonsense" abi you wan apply as special adviser on how to deal with insecurity in Nigeria, you can apply in 2023. 😆 🤣 There's a difference between constructive and destructive criticism. Apply that in your next comment. Oooops!!! Please what do you mean by "Zoogeria" in your other post.
Government is a continuum. The way the current administration is completing projects started long ago. Incoming administration should complete all outstanding projects, even if it's the opposition. See completed abandoned projects here: ua-cam.com/video/NHA4m1FEMLg/v-deo.html
They can build, but can’t maintain the same infrastructure. First of all what the security aspect of the railway system. Kaduna railway attack should a wake up call. The railway will be connected to terrorist hideouts in the northeast. It’s a good idea to have a rail system in the country, but terrorist needs eliminated and not recruited into the Nigerian military as repentance.
Sometimes, these infrastructure clips of yours look too good to be true and almost as if they're sponsored by the Nigerian government. But, I suspect it's more of about your optimism about the country. I pray that it pans out in the end.
They never miss serving up Last-Supper in the Wee-Hours of their twilight in office, which you otherwise know as Passing-The-Bulk but never miss to the credit! Ameachi the Buhari’s talisman with a well timed Teaser Ad to curry the gullible people’s mind for their inked-thumbs. A familiar trade by tricks😉
God bless the Chinese for what exactly? Do you honestly think they are doing this for free? With the amount of debt we owe them they will soon own much of the country
@@ifehansson2254 we do not owe them any thing extra ordinary, in all of the top African countries Nigeria owes the least debt to china so stop over reacting
@@ifehansson2254 The USA owes China 10x what you owe them and the US still not colonized by China. It is called Trade deals....this being the reason why most construction works and importations come from China. Nothing is wrong with borrowing for production
Work is starting now after Amaechi started the one to Niger republic. 2023 election is very close and Amaechi is suddenly an Igbo man now. Without security of lives and properties, infrastructure is useless.
INSTEAD OF REHABLITATION OF NARROW GUAGE,, BETTER THEY DONT DONT EVEN DO IT,, BCIS NARROW GAUAGE IS OUTDATED.... WILL UNKNOWN GUN MEN ALLOW PROGRESS TO COME?
@@Biobele WHICH COUNTRY IS STILL USING 19TH CENTURY NARROW GUAGE? SO YOU HAVE SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PART OF NIGERIA.. THE AREA TO PRODUCED OIL THAT THE COUNTRY IS LIVING ON SHOULD USE INFERIOR GUAGE WHILE YORUBA AND FULANI USE THE STANDARD GUAGE,, IT WILL BE A WASTE OF MONEY TO SPEND THAT MONEY AND ANOTHER GOVT START TO CHANGE IT TO STANDARD NEXT TIME....IT IS A GANG UP, THEY USED STANDARD AND HELP TERRORISTS FROM NIGER REPUBLIC TO COME IN, AND THE AREA THAT PRODUCED THE CASH OR THAT IS GOING TO PAY BACK THE LOAN USE OUTDATE SLOW SYSTEM THAT TIPS OVER OFTEN....
@@shegenaboki the almighty Japan you and other Igbo people love to worship they use Narrow gauge rail, other countries that use narrow gauge are Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and many others.
@@Biobele i dont worship anything except Jesus, if Japan is still using narrow guage, is because it was built long again... but they won't carry 3 billion and waste on a project that would later be phased out.... they wouldnt do such,...
the speed of narrow guage is limited.... fulani is doing this bcos of politics,... the one that went to dutse, yeye buhari home town, is it narrow guage? which region supposed to have the standard one... fulani????
The problems with the Igbos is they will probably end up stealing the rail track and selling for cheap metal. A security measure should be put in place to make sure that the rail is secured.
All our oil money and other untapped economic potential and we’re still borrowing and borrowing from China. Also seeing the calamity that happened on the kaduna-Abuja train…I reject this project!!! Why should the East be connected to Maiduguri state??!! Of what economic sense does that make other than connecting us to terrorists and boko haram to better import their murderous kinsmen. Abeg! The only rail we need is Lagos to Calabar, the other ones they should keep it in their north, we don’t want it. Better yet give us Biafra!!!!
You are a very funny person... I hope that you know that you are not talking to kids.... This is very bad.. Something that could have happened for the past 15 years ago.. Shame to the government..
Foolish amaechi is doing this at dire minute to catch Igbo people so that they will vote for his dubious presidential ambition. Stay away from that clowning clown 🤡
If your an Ebonyian and happy for this development
Gather here
We are moving forward
God bless Ebonyi
God bless Igbo land
Railway line has been in Ishiagu even before the Civil way so what's new?
Good luck, Nigeria!🇳🇬💐
I hope you win! 🇺🇸💐
De congesting Lagos port would benefit every part of the country, including improving efficiency in Lagos.
Good job NedMedia! I really loved your presentation and the quality of the content. From the special care you gave to segment on Onitsha and Anambra State, I figured you hail from this region. Nothing wrong with that my brother, but how great the country would've been had the previous administrations embarked on this project when we had the oil boom. Anyways, keep on bringing us good content my brother. We really appreciate it, especially those of us who live outside Nigeria. Good job my man! Peace ✌️
Absolutely. We failed to save for the rainy day, and now we can't dictate full terms and conditions of these projects because we don't have money.
Thanks for watching 👍🏽
Ease of doing business should be promoted everywhere so that development can spread. This will reduce people migrating to developed cities in search of opportunities.
The railway projects will address that in Onitsha, Kano, Kaduna etc.
Anambra definitely should have a seaport at Oseakwa. Anambra deserve to have its own seaport that will enable Anambra to be smart city state like Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai.
Anambra don't have any sea. U wud have said river Port.
@@linchmusicpro1459 you lied cos from oseakwa to atlantic ocean is 26 nautica miles so dont worry let them do the right thing so that we will stop and leave lagos for you people
Anambra is far from a major water body. The nearest city to a major water body in the east is Aba
@@linchmusicpro1459 they dredge until the river connects to Atlantic Ocean just like what Dubai did which is a desert nothing is impossible so long there is money 💴….
Nothing is impossible!!! not even a waterway for Anambra, It will come when it will come
Thanks you for bringing us up-to-date of the current information happening in Nigeria. My question is this: Why are they constructing a "narrow gauge" rail line instead of the "standard gauge" line along the Eastern Rail line?
Thanks Darlington 😊 Did you finish watching? The answer to your question is in the video.
@@NedMedia good answer sir some NIGERIANS complain too much
@Ned media ur doing a very great job, please keep us updated on the development in the south east 👌
Wow abakaliki nice one , thanks amaechi
I am always amazed by your enthusiasm. You need to be an adviser to government because of your insights about the benefits of different projects if completed.
Lagos is congested because of improper planning by various governments since independence. Why should businessmen be forced to relocate to Lagos from the East because only one port service a big country like Nigeria? This why the country is not developing at a pace it should.
Every parts of Nigeria needs to be doing well like Lagos.
😀😄 Adviser? Seriously people suffer because of lack of knowledge. Nigeria 🇳🇬 shouldn't be the way it is if successive administrations took the right decisions.
At the lowest, we should be at the level of Brazil.
@@NedMedia I agree but politics, religion and tribalism has ruined Nigeria.
@@NedMedia Thank you!!! 👏
It’s tribalism, period. If Hausas were native to the southeast, the country would be like China by now
This is why we need Biafra and not rail lines connecting my homeland to the land of terrorists and religious extremists.
The Federal Government of Nigeria should not abandon ORLU CITY, NKWERRE TOWNSHIP, AMAIGBO TOWNSHIP and AGARA TOWNSHIP down to OKIGWE TOWNSHIP in the construction of railway station. God Bless NIGERIA.
Well done my brother for this information. But in my own opinion. I don't think funding should be the reason why they are not building standard Gauge for eastern rail line .but nevertheless .i myself will single handed build a world class standard Gauge for my people in future. is a promise made. Thanks
It's an opportunity cost thing. We need the money to build the far more important Calabar to Lagos line that will connect the southeast and all the southern ports to Lagos. Nobody is travelling from port Harcourt to Maiduguri so an expensive rail line won't be viable.
The people who are really losing out are the people in the northeast because they'll be the only region with no standard gauge line. But stil,l a slow train is far better than no train.
You’re a joker
Whether standard or narrow all trains in Nigeria are capped at 120km/h so it’s nothing special
Thanks Samson 😊 😀
We will cover it when you build it 👍🏽
@@NedMedia that boy is a clown, talk is free sha, how can you say you’ll build your own rail? Does he doesn’t realize how much land he’ll need to acquire and how much government red tapes he will need to scale. Also there’s almost no rail in the world that makes profit, they are all subsidized and rely heavily on government and good will. The cost of operation is also not free or cheap. It’ll cost you time, money, and more also you need to be almost as rich as Dangote and very influential too
Thanks for all you do for our land. An Awka railway is a good news to the Southeast. You might want to recommend to the Governor to consider the extension to include Onitsha & Nnewi. These are the major trade/business centers in this area.
Benin, Agbor, Asaba, Onisha. Good to see it got to Onisha, but how? Did it go through the 2nd Niger Bridge to Onisha or how?
We will be happy if is going to be the singaportof Africa ñigeria Anambra state our second Singapore of Africa ñigeria God bless ñigeria amen
Buhari really try in infrastructure but still security,country economy and standard of living define good leader.
Infrastructure is what makes countries rich. No country has ever industrialised without a rail network. That's the only economical way to move raw materials, finished goods and food around the country. Trains are the reason why Thailand rice is cheaper in Lagos than the one grown in Enugu.
Even if Boko Haram burns the whole country down, these trains will still make Buhari the best president in our history. Hopefully future governments will continue building them.
@@akinbodeog Other than security, he is the best president in my life time!
Do you know the level of debts and mismanaged borrowed monies?
@@africandefenseforce2910 I won't say he is the best. If he had nailed down security, the economy and jobs etc then he would have been the best president in my opinion
In the history of Nigeria there's never been an infrastructure drive like we have it now! bedrock of transformation. but without security all is in vain.
Now that 2023 is around the corner all of a sudden. This came up . Mad people everywhere.
Good job on this. Is there an update on the progress of the project? Government should consider completing railway projects across the country and monorail across streats in every state before considering subsidy removal.
Yes update is coming, thanks for watching 👍🏽
Mmmmh. please, I have some questions.
1) So, will it not be cheaper, shorter, therefore, better for the Onitsha importers to receive their goods via Onne, the PH seaport instead of via Lagos port? If you agree with me, then, there should be a rail line connecting Onitsha to Owerri!
2) If, someone in Owerri has to take a train, for whatever reason , to Onitsha, he or she will be forced to take this route: Owerri down to Port Harcourt, then up to Aba, to Umuahia, then to Enugu passing through Okigwe. Finally, from Enugu to Awka then a car trip to Onitsha! ( at least pending when Anambra state can build their own rail line to connect Awka and Onitsha. sic!)
This is simply nonsensical. All that can be avoided and the whole system made much more efficient by joining Owerri to Awka via Onitsha. A simple rail line loop that will guarantee ease of movement of goods and persons.
3) Rail lines are meant mainly for heavy load transport. The railway transportation system is optimal in serving industrial areas. Tell me, is there any place in the South East as industrialised as Nnewi, a city between Onitsha and Owerri? Therefore, this will be one more reason for a desperate need of the Owerri - Onitsha rail line
1. A line from Owerri to Onitsha may be built in the future if they see the viability. Remember that they are following the route of the existing Eastern railway.
We need high speed trains to compete with air-traffic and bring down the cost of air fares. Please AMAECHI should not forget install cameras and other security equipment.
Hi speed train fares are more expensive than air fares.
There are some sections of the line, Narrow guage, that are still useful
Where does high speed train run on? It's run on standard guage track is just the speed of the train.
@@esoftstudio3876 so he should give us standard gauge rails. Why is that when it’s the turn of the south-south and southeast that money’s no longer available? The goose that lays the golden egg. Are we second class citizens? No! A section of the country should not be sent to the Bronze Age while other sections are moving to the jet age. It’s unfair and shewed! Every section have equal right to development and it should be respected.
@@opubodennis9921 There is already a standard gauge from Warri to itakpe running which will eventually be extended to Abuja, Lagos calabar is also in the works, no one govt can do it all.
Nice one Ned... but one question that keeps bothering me is why we are not using the river Niger to move goods across the country.... is that not a more economic viable option since private businesses can buy boats and start moving goods unlike the rails where government are the only ones who can buy locomotives.. the river niger cuts across the country.. is dredging it that expensive?
Dredging is expensive and a continuous effort. Moving cargo by rail is very cost effective and efficient.
State governments can build railway to link major lines, it's not FG alone that can do it. Thanks for watching 👍🏽
its good all this track is being built and i understand there are other networks being built at the same time and as good as this is for nigeria i think connecting to neighboor nations is just as important and because of Nigerias population and economy, if they build narrow guage other nations within the region also will have to to get the positives of being attached to them. But like i said once the money gets flowing their can be upgrades!
The gauges are different so how will they link both from Lagos- calabar via southeast
Lagos Calabar Rail is a separate project from Port Harcourt Maiduguri.
Even though this two projects will intersect at PHC, they'll function concurrently as the rail stations will be optimised according to the rail designs.
Even in European cities such as Leeds And Manchester in England, there are narrow and standard gauges that take you in and around the metropolitan areas and beyond.
Some of the principal rail stations in these cities have both narrow and standard gauge rail lines that terminate there and even have interchanges for tram lines too.
We are sick of APC using the south east for electioneering campaign gimmick whenever major election is near more so now that a change in government is imminent!
But APC won their election without the South East. Have you forgotten?
Which south east are you talking about...is it the one that voted for PDP ... deceived for good 16years without a single project to show for it. The last time I checked APC did not win any state in South East yet there's no single state in East that do not feel the infrastructure movement of APC led government.
When people are so bitter and full of hatred, they don't see facts but sentiments. This is not a a beer parlor oga where you argue blindly. South East didn't support APC.
@@FERESE Don't mind him! Hatred runs in their blood.
You mean PDP? Because APC admin are expanding the rail lines to link new cities in the South East, unlike PDP admin that rehabilitated the Eastern railway without doing it.
They've also done the 2nd Niger Bridge after it was on paper for many years during PDP admin.
Good reporting as usual
Thanks for watching 👍🏽
The quality of hawkers in Nigeria is so poor that occupying the railway tracks can cause serious fatal car accidents. Police and civil servants should enforce the eviction of hawkers occupying railroad tracks and roads.
Wow! is this for real? FG remembers Igboland!?!
😀😊 This video has an update! Watch here: ua-cam.com/video/l0hwJMt8BTo/v-deo.html
I am from Mali how to apply to work in this project please ...
Lagos - calabar railway when
As soon as funding is secured 😊
@@NedMedia do we always have to look for funding, don't the county as an oil producing county make money. It's a shame xx
The money is simply not enough and oil production is down. Look at the budget...
Please the track will it pass through the old Onitsha awka road or new road
@@NedMedia If only Buhari was a competent leader, Nigeria could take so much advantage of the price of oil right now.
Make certain to check and double check AND do it again to have a successful completion.
OUR ALMIGHTY CREATOR GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL...
All these things are easily said than done. What's the level of work done at Lagos-Kano that started several years ago.
Fantastic development.
Good job Mr presenter. The south easterners got contracts only when election is approaching. If Igbos can get direct railway from Lagos to Asaba, Onitsha, Owerri, Aba , Portharcout, Calabar etc because it will surely bust the economy fast.
Imagine building light gadge rail line in south east, knowing too well that cargo train will mostly be operating on south east roots . Hatred of the igbos is the reason why nothing good will ever happen in Nigeria. Until the recognise the importance of the igbos.
The Rail Miinister, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi is an Igbo man.
What was his region got to do with what I said ???
@@christopherkuka7493 What has region go to do with railway development? did you make this much noise during GEJ
Why haven't the river port at Onitsha been put to use. Barges should be used to move containers from apapa to Onitsha. If ajaokuta was producing,all these rail and tracks would have been sourced from There thereby reducing the cost of building. As a matter of fact the country should have prioritized getting that company to work b4 embarking on this project
That's too far and dangerous. From Onne PH is safer but still not practical.
Ultimately trains will do the job when the lines are completed.
A concessionaire has been appointed but they are yet to start operation.
@@NedMedia whatever causes the danger should be eliminated. That's the only way to maximize the waterways. To make products produced in the hinterlands to be competitive,bulk cargo should be transported from river ports to seaports Even ferries can transport people to and fro.
im happy but would be happier if the train was for daily commuters. other cities have to be developed transport wise so that the big cities wont be so congested cause people wont feel they have to go to lagos or abuja to succeed
You mean metro line? It's the state government that can built it just like Lagos is doing.
This one is inter city focused more on transportation of goods from north to south and vice versa.
@@NedMedia I so much love the way you gives answers to some NIGERIANS
Jobs is the major thing that attracts people to cities like Lagos not just roads. If it where roads alone; Port Harcourt has just as good roads as Lagos with even less traffic but lack of jobs causes people from even PH to move to Lagos.
Ur doing marvelous job pls keep it up. But try using the word THANKS only when ur done with the videos or analysis. Sometimes when u say THANKS I thought that the video has ended.
It is courteous to thank viewers to encourage them to subscribe, thanks 😊
Good job bro, I love your video
Thanks 😊
extreme economical game changer
I don't get this train route thing sometimes,Benin,Agbor,Asaba, onitsha? Will the train then reverse and join the sapele,warri,yenagoa route or there would be a different train service from benin to onitsha?
The Lagos Calabar railway will have a spur to Onitsha and the Eastern railway will have a spur to Awka.
Oga Ned, Well done as usual for another beautiful video! It would have been super if this line was Standard Gauge too as hahahaha😁😁😁 E go pass my dormot. The South-South has contributed immensely to the Economy of Nigeria for the past 60 years and I must admit they should have the best service. Well done Naija and our Chinese brethren on the resurrection of the Narrow Gauge but we want more... We need more! If only I was a ''Jeff Bezos kind of Billionaire!''💰💰💰
Is Ned media the one paying for the project?
@@ritchpoint Yes naaaa! As the President of the Federal Republic of "Nigerian UA-cam Infrastructure Projects!" 😄
Thanks for your insights 👍🏽
The last administration could have built this railway to standard guage but they chose not to, because of the same reason explained in the video.
Why narrow gauge? the resource which paying for the rail projects in the country comes from the eastern region. I don't get it.
Big cap
A seaport should be in Onitsha.
You mean River Port? There's one already.
Will they this time plan to input security measures and learn from the Abuja Kaduna problem? As it is we are in debt to the Chinese and the train is as of off line and dangerous to travel on
These people waited all this 7 years to start eastern railways #politricks.
#obisolution2023
This is long awaited and will change the eastern region of naija
Because they need your vote....
@@mathewjr3766 that part too! But the long term benefit supercedes the vote
Very Nicely Done;
I just love it when you Put these 2 Words together “ Jobs and Taxes “.
Keywords for all African Nations who are of Negro Descent.
Wow Great Job;
you Showed the Viewers in Great Details, just how important this Railway System is, for a Robust Nigerian Economy.
Thanks for watching, you're right very few people pay tax in Nigeria 🇳🇬 Imagine what can be achieved if the tax collection increases just by double digits.
After completing all northern part including Niger Republic
Thanks for the upload but I’m not happy it’s not Standard gauge. They should seek for funding to make it Standard. It’s not fair at all..
Moha this is better than nothing. Double standard gauge can be built in the future.
Lack of funds is why the Ibadan - Kano section of the Western Railway has not taken off. The Chinese want to build single standard gauge, but the govt wants double standard gauge. Getting funding for these railway projects is not easy.
@@NedMedia, Is this single lane Standard gauge from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri???
@@moham.279 It's single narrow gauge.
You are a true Nigerian.
My brother, I said the same thing o, such project should never be compromised
Good one, but to complete it is the problem
He Started now because he want to contest?Is it when he has concluded Niger railway?How many months left for him to leave as a minister of transport.Wayo man.Ameachi don't you think it is too late.
We need SGR because going to north is far and we need speed. What’s the speed of the narrow gauge?
The trains will be limited to 80km/h
@@NedMedia so you can see the compromise of Amaechi, this doesn’t have a future. We all know the future is hugely on speed . Imagine going from PH to Maiduguri at 80km/h is useless
@@gamrpresident This line is mainly for cargo. The passenger traffic is very low. Although that doesn't mean the speed should be low, but you get the picture.
It is pronounced "Buguma" 😉 it is a small town (at least when I went in the 90's) located near to other riverine towns in Rivers state
There's Buguma and there's Ubima.
@@NedMedia I see we learn everyday
@@NedMedia Ubima is where Amaechi is from.
It is time for politicking.
All the container trucks piling up the roads shouldn’t be aloud because they caused more death with none of owners being jailed for murder. I believe they should create separate railways for containers piling up the roads. Nigeria have the potential to be one of the richest countries in the world, but years of negligence and corruption have crippled our economy and success for development.
Seaport please
Hope state-of-the-art stations will be built or will it be a second-hard station?
😀Updates will be continuous. We hope they will rival the Lagos train station.
@@NedMedia hope so!
Narrow gage in 2022. Nobody builds trains of a smaller gauges any longer. It's dead on arrival.
Why not re furbish the already existing sea port around this cities.
...Now, they want to start constructing a narrow-gauge rail-line in the Eastern region instead of the standard gauge that was constructed in the Northern region; Why not build the same standard guage across the country for equity, fairplay and equal right ?! 🙄 Instead of making all the railways standard gauge across the country, they're now using ''No Means Of Funding" b'coz it's in the Eastern part of the country. We know what the plans are, - This eye service/drama they are displaying in the Eastern region in the name of constructing narrow gauge railway is just for 2023 election. Nigeria's transportation minister R. Amaechi said on Channels TV, I quote: "We'll start railway construction in the East if they stop agitating for Biafra". So, this will tell you all you need to know. I pause!
Hypocrisy, hatred and marginalisation everywhere!
Is the rail your problem ? Smaller rail or larger rails what is the difference? As long as the project serves your people and movement is eased. You people from the east should learn to appreciate, you are not the only ones in Nigeria with problems.
@@Rapsodi08 Learn to appreciate how to be mistreated and marginalized. Why not treat everyone equally. Wouldn’t that be the right thing to do?
@@chuksheaven9749 did you listen to the reasons why they chose that kind of rail for that region? Or you just want to criticize everything? So if a rail to a specific region wouldnt benefit the country so we should invest in it just to please you ? Even where i am today, some train stations are bigger than others, some metro stations are bigger than others but the most important thing is that it is passable and usable. So you want them to use Large rails in Rivers state where there wont be economical value ? Where they are even thinking of making up the funds through cargo transport , Mehn everything shouldnt be about tribalism. No be only una dey oh. That other tribes are mute doesnt mean u are the only ones that can complain.
@@chuksheaven9749 what is not equal here ? You are getting your second naija bridge and a rail way from a govt u hate so much, there are tribes who have not benefited anything.
You know how long this rail project is compare to Lagos-Ibadan or Abuja-Kaduna which is a shorter distance. It’s going to cost government a lot more to construct standard gauge rail line because of the long distance. This is really nothing to fuse abt , but I guess people have been so brainwashed by Nnamdi Kanu!
Good move
Till thy kingdom come (cinema)
Amaechi is it for your presidential ambition
But if it is other rigion they will not mind the cost.
Full, it is private investors that fund part of all the rails, the rails are all thrown open to any investor willing to invest but nobody was willing to invest because it wasn’t as profitable as the other rail lines
Nonsense...Wats D essence of all these without security
"NONSENSE" really!. Insecurity didn't start 8yrs ago just in case you developed selective amnesia. Spot the difference oga. Mention 5 projects completed by PDP in 16yrs. If its not hatred for PMB, tell us why you wasted your data on this video just to type "Nonsense" abi you wan apply as special adviser on how to deal with insecurity in Nigeria, you can apply in 2023. 😆 🤣
There's a difference between constructive and destructive criticism. Apply that in your next comment.
Oooops!!! Please what do you mean by "Zoogeria" in your other post.
Narrow guage in 2022. God forbid
What enugu line
Congratulations. But this is not the struggle to biafra want. Photo shop advertising.
who will finish it
Government is a continuum. The way the current administration is completing projects started long ago. Incoming administration should complete all outstanding projects, even if it's the opposition. See completed abandoned projects here: ua-cam.com/video/NHA4m1FEMLg/v-deo.html
His excellency President Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi will finish it.
@@Biobele hahaha 😆 🤣 his excellency bawo hahaha 😆
Big Nigeria
They can build, but can’t maintain the same infrastructure. First of all what the security aspect of the railway system. Kaduna railway attack should a wake up call. The railway will be connected to terrorist hideouts in the northeast. It’s a good idea to have a rail system in the country, but terrorist needs eliminated and not recruited into the Nigerian military as repentance.
Ndi ara, day just break
Sometimes, these infrastructure clips of yours look too good to be true and almost as if they're sponsored by the Nigerian government. But, I suspect it's more of about your optimism about the country. I pray that it pans out in the end.
..that means you have not be following this guy. he comes with facts. Pls let s encourage him
1400km X 6 million dollars
They never miss serving up Last-Supper in the Wee-Hours of their twilight in office, which you otherwise know as Passing-The-Bulk but never miss to the credit!
Ameachi the Buhari’s talisman with a well timed Teaser Ad to curry the gullible people’s mind for their inked-thumbs. A familiar trade by tricks😉
God bless China
God bless the Chinese for what exactly? Do you honestly think they are doing this for free? With the amount of debt we owe them they will soon own much of the country
@@ifehansson2254 we do not owe them any thing extra ordinary, in all of the top African countries Nigeria owes the least debt to china so stop over reacting
@@Biobele my dear you give am well ,some Igbos Dem dey after insult,Dem no dey think Dem go just dey attack,the disgrace their selves online anyhow
@@ifehansson2254 The USA owes China 10x what you owe them and the US still not colonized by China. It is called Trade deals....this being the reason why most construction works and importations come from China. Nothing is wrong with borrowing for production
They are not doing it with their money Is time for election you are showing all this nigeria Youth we have to stop PDP AND APC in Nigeria
Work is starting now after Amaechi started the one to Niger republic. 2023 election is very close and Amaechi is suddenly an Igbo man now. Without security of lives and properties, infrastructure is useless.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Too late Mr Man. Please leave us alone
Not necessary
After almost 8yrs
Less than 8months to disappear
INSTEAD OF REHABLITATION OF NARROW GUAGE,, BETTER THEY DONT DONT EVEN DO IT,, BCIS NARROW GAUAGE IS OUTDATED.... WILL UNKNOWN GUN MEN ALLOW PROGRESS TO COME?
Narrow gauge is not outdated.
@@Biobele WHICH COUNTRY IS STILL USING 19TH CENTURY NARROW GUAGE? SO YOU HAVE SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PART OF NIGERIA.. THE AREA TO PRODUCED OIL THAT THE COUNTRY IS LIVING ON SHOULD USE INFERIOR GUAGE WHILE YORUBA AND FULANI USE THE STANDARD GUAGE,, IT WILL BE A WASTE OF MONEY TO SPEND THAT MONEY AND ANOTHER GOVT START TO CHANGE IT TO STANDARD NEXT TIME....IT IS A GANG UP, THEY USED STANDARD AND HELP TERRORISTS FROM NIGER REPUBLIC TO COME IN, AND THE AREA THAT PRODUCED THE CASH OR THAT IS GOING TO PAY BACK THE LOAN USE OUTDATE SLOW SYSTEM THAT TIPS OVER OFTEN....
@@shegenaboki the almighty Japan you and other Igbo people love to worship they use Narrow gauge rail, other countries that use narrow gauge are Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and many others.
@@Biobele i dont worship anything except Jesus, if Japan is still using narrow guage, is because it was built long again... but they won't carry 3 billion and waste on a project that would later be phased out.... they wouldnt do such,...
the speed of narrow guage is limited.... fulani is doing this bcos of politics,... the one that went to dutse, yeye buhari home town, is it narrow guage? which region supposed to have the standard one... fulani????
Why rehabilitation of narrow gauge rails?
And you built modern standard gauge to Niger republic with zero economic value.
Exactly my point. It’s political and Amaechi is worst, betraying the East with ancient technology
The problems with the Igbos is
they will probably end up stealing the rail track and selling for cheap metal. A security measure should be put in place to make sure that the rail is secured.
That has been happening in other regions, stop making this kind of senseless statement, it breeds nothing but hate.
Your lagos to calabar railway map is wrong why excepting imo state go get your facts right
All because of election we need only referendum for Biafran
This is long over due
All our oil money and other untapped economic potential and we’re still borrowing and borrowing from China.
Also seeing the calamity that happened on the kaduna-Abuja train…I reject this project!!! Why should the East be connected to Maiduguri state??!! Of what economic sense does that make other than connecting us to terrorists and boko haram to better import their murderous kinsmen. Abeg!
The only rail we need is Lagos to Calabar, the other ones they should keep it in their north, we don’t want it.
Better yet give us Biafra!!!!
Amechi zukwanu ike, UGM will destroy this rail line and train 🚆.
Free residency for Chinese people in Nigeria. God bless China
Why
Foolish man
Kikikiki
😂😂😂😂Election time they started talking about railways 😂😂😂
Take your railway and go to west coast pls. He want vote.
Nonsense.You finished North first before comong to the East because you want to be president.This is political
Story story story election is around the corner abi, una don see mumu people
It's now he remember to do it because he wants to be president.....too late
Shut up he doesn’t need you sit at home votes to win GMB win without your votes. He will win everywhere GMB won
@@Biobele You're a big fool. Come win let me see
You are a very funny person... I hope that you know that you are not talking to kids.... This is very bad.. Something that could have happened for the past 15 years ago.. Shame to the government..
May Almighty God ignore your calls...idiots that spent over N2billion down payment in far away Niger Republic. No shame !!!!
Foolish amaechi is doing this at dire minute to catch Igbo people so that they will vote for his dubious presidential ambition. Stay away from that clowning clown 🤡
How about 2nd Niger Bridge? What is d motive behind it
😂😂😂😂you just wrote stories base on your imaginations. Fg has not even said anything about it.
Oga leave talk nothing is happening,talk is cheap
Political flag off.....you will still suffer defeat come 2023