VP Shettima To Declare Rail Investment Conference Open Monday

Vice President Kashim Shettima is to declare open the Second International Railway Conference and Exhibition in Abuja on Monday.

The conference will stakeholders from across Africa and beyond to brainstorm on the future of railway development on the continent.

The Federal Ministry of Transportation said in a statement signed by its director of press and information, Janet McDickson Noah, that the event was being convened to attract investments, foster partnerships and address policy gaps slowing down railway infrastructure across Africa.

She said while Shettima would deliver the keynote address and declare the event open, the managing director of Bethlehem Rail, Mr. Rowland Ocholi Ataguba, would give the lead paper presentation.

The minister of transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali, said the initiative reflects his ministry’s determination to “provide a transformative platform that will shape the future of transportation not just in Nigeria, but across Africa.”