Tinubu to inaugurate Kaduna-Kano railway on December 3 as line hits 90% completion, APC says
Photo: Dele Alake, APC Presidential Campaign Council spokesperson · Source: Punch (Oct 2026 file photo)
The APC Presidential Campaign Council says President Tinubu will inaugurate the Kaduna–Kano standard gauge railway on December 3, with the line about 90% complete.
Key points
- Council spokesperson Dele Alake (also Minister of Solid Minerals) said the 203-kilometre Kaduna–Zaria–Kano project has reached approximately 90% completion, while the 400-kilometre Kano–Katsina–Maradi railway has attained 70%.
- The completed 190-kilometre Jaji–Kano section and the 250-kilometre Dawanu–Kano–Kazaure–Daura–Katsina section of the Kano–Maradi line will be inaugurated on the same day.
- The 90%/70% completion figures and the December 3 date are the APC Presidential Campaign Council’s announcement, not the Ministry of Transportation’s.
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council said on Sunday that President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the Kaduna–Kano Standard Gauge Railway on December 3, 2026.
Council spokesperson Dele Alake (also Minister of Solid Minerals) said the 203-kilometre Kaduna–Zaria–Kano project has reached approximately 90% completion, while the 400-kilometre Kano–Katsina–Maradi railway has attained 70%. The completed 190-kilometre Jaji–Kano section and the 250-kilometre Dawanu–Kano–Kazaure–Daura–Katsina section of the Kano–Maradi line will be inaugurated on the same day.
Alake said both projects were far behind when Tinubu took office in 2023 (Kaduna–Kano under 30%, Kano–Maradi barely 5%), and that a Federal Government inspection team led by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Funso Adebiyi, recently carried out a test run from Jaji to Kano.
The Kaduna–Kano line extends the existing Abuja–Kaduna standard gauge line, creating an unbroken rail corridor from Abuja through Kaduna and Zaria to Kano. Tinubu also ordered that outstanding land acquisition and compensation issues in Kaduna metropolis be settled immediately. The 90%/70% completion figures and the December 3 date are the APC Presidential Campaign Council’s announcement, not the Ministry of Transportation’s.
Why this matters
The Kaduna–Kano line extends the existing Abuja–Kaduna standard gauge line, creating an unbroken rail corridor from Abuja through Kaduna and Zaria to Kano.
Latest developments
First published 9 Nov 2026, 16:23 WAT.
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Sources
- Punch — Kaduna-Kano rail project hits 90%, inauguration set for December
- Vanguard — Tinubu to inaugurate Kaduna-Kano rail Dec 3, says APC PCC
- Channels — Kaduna-Kano rail set for December 3 inauguration
- TheCable — Tinubu to inaugurate completed section of Kaduna-Kano rail project December 3
The December 3 date and the 90%/70% completion figures come from the APC Presidential Campaign Council's statement (Dele Alake), not from the Ministry of Transportation directly.