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The Lagos State Government has announced the g of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government to kickstart exploratory work on the 68-kilometer Green Line rail project.

The rail line will connect Marina to the Lekki Free Trade Zone, traversing key areas such as Victoria Island, Lekki, and Ajah.

The announcement was made by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, during a Citizen/Media Stakeholders Forum organized by the Ministry on Monday.

He disclosed that the agreement was signed with the Federal Government’s Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), as detailed in a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the Lagos State Government.

“The Lagos State Government has said it has signed an MoU with the Federal Government’s Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) to kickstart exploratory work on the development of the Green Line project,” the statement read in part.

The Green Line rail project is expected to enhance connectivity and economic activities along one of Africa’s fastest-growing industrial corridors, contributing significantly to the state’s infrastructure and development.

What you should know

The 68-kilometre Green Line, planned to connect the Lekki Free Trade Zone to Marina, is a pivotal element of the Lagos Strategic Transport Master Plan. This comprehensive initiative aims to establish a metro rail system with six Light Rail Transit (LRT) lines to enhance connectivity and ease traffic congestion across Lagos.

Significant progress has already been made on two of the proposed LRT lines, with enger operations already active on the first phases of the Blue Line and the Red Line. The first phase of the Blue Line, spanning 13 kilometers from Marina to Mile 2, commenced operations in September 2023.

The Green Line rail project is expected to enhance connectivity and economic activities along one of Africa’s fastest-growing industrial corridors, contributing significantly to the state’s infrastructure and development.

Similarly, the initial phase of the Red Line, covering 27 kilometers of its planned 37-kilometer route from Agbado in Ogun State to Oyingbo in Lagos, began operations in 2024. This phase of the Red Line includes eight strategically located stations: Agbado, Iju, Agege, Ikeja, Oshodi, Mushin, Yaba, and Oyingbo.

Construction is actively ongoing on the second phases of both the Blue and Red Lines, highlighting Lagos State’s commitment to expanding its rail infrastructure and meeting the transportation needs of its growing population.

A Nairametrics review of the 2025 Federal Government’s Final Budget Proposal revealed that the Federal Government allocated N146.14 billion as counterpart funding for the Lagos Green Line Metro Rail Project.

According to the budget document, the funding will be transferred to the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), which will manage the counterpart funding on behalf of the Ministry of Transport for the project’s development.
This allocation is part of the proposed N49.74 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year and falls under the Ministry of Transport’s budgetary provisions.

In September 2024, Nairametrics reported that the Lagos State Government formalized an agreement with MOFI and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the Green Line’s development.

Under this agreement, MOFI and CHEC will oversee the design, financing, and operation of the project, which is seen as a transformative step toward modernizing Lagos’ public transportation system and boosting economic activity in the region.

https://nairametrics.com/2025/01/28/lagos-govt-fg-seal-deal-to-begin-68km-rail-project-connecting-vi-lekki-ajah/

And they will wail in their hundreds under this thread

Hate as much and as hard as you like

Yorubaland will continue to progress

God bless Yorubaland and the Yoruba race

God bless the South South

God bless the North Central

Nice one

Lost Jews from hell over to you.

Nice One!

Heard there's a way they can connect Ibeju Leikki to Araromi in Ondo state. Make Ondo Gov follow Sanwo reason am na


We need a rail that will interconnect the entire region. It will help a great deal

COMRADES, it's like this baby governor is trying oo

What my kinsman (GEJ) could not do for South South is what Tinubu is doing for Lagos

The illiterates in leadership that El-rufai talked about .


Abeg what's the deal here? Is it APC that's in federal and state level ?

yoruboid:
And they will wail in their hundreds under this thread

Hate as much and as hard as you like

Yorubaland will continue to progress

God bless Yorubaland and the Yoruba race

God bless the South South

God bless the North Central

Even though, they worked harder to rule Lagos in the past, and one of them is representing Lagos in Abuja presently.

Lagos always taking giant strides in developmental projects.

Go on soun

Oga na master.

There are only 2 states in Nigeria: Lagos and others

It’s just that they will overprice the contract and use it as an opportunity to divert funds.

Another nice development.

This here is one of the reason why those people want state of origin replaced with state of residence. They have nothing tangible in their region to be proud of hence they want to claim Yorubaland's achievements by trick.

Same people who celebrated concrete drainage, orgarnised owambe party to celebrate JB logo, went wild with joy when they saw street light for the first time in their community and were jubilating when a water fountain was built by a governor they claimed to be the best performing governor in Africa. All this happened in the last 18 months.

Isn't it ridiculous? And the same governor is still paying and owing workers N30,000 minimum wage. Pathetic lots.

Sanwoolu, all omoluabi atata are solidly behind you.

EmperorCaesar:
Nice One!

Heard there's a way they can connect Ibeju Leikki to Araromi in Ondo state. Make Ondo Gov follow Sanwo reason am na


We need a rail that will interconnect the entire region. It will help a great deal

What do we want to go and do at Araromi?

Awesome!

Nice

yoruboid:
And they will wail in their hundreds under this thread

Hate as much and as hard as you like

Yorubaland will continue to progress

God bless Yorubaland and the Yoruba race

God bless the South South

God bless the North Central


God bless Northwest and Northeast without them this would not have been possible so fast. they are not our enemy, they did not transfer 500k PVC to take over Lagos.

yoruboid:
And they will wail in their hundreds under this thread

Hate as much and as hard as you like

Yorubaland will continue to progress

God bless Yorubaland and the Yoruba race

God bless the South South

God bless the North Central

Lol. Yorubaland or only Lagos.

Melagros:
COMRADES, it's like this baby governor is trying oo

That is why succession in govt is important so that those coming after you continue where you left off…..assuming you had a good plan in the first place. Some people will say Godfatherism but their hero has nothing too show for his time in office.

Very good..... Hate fkn driving in traffic....

Eko ile

yoruboid:
And they will wail in their hundreds under this thread

Hate as much and as hard as you like

Yorubaland will continue to progress

God bless Yorubaland and the Yoruba race

God bless the South South

God bless the North Central

A true Yoruba would be concerned about the sustainability of the yet to be implemented deal, seeing that the light rail is grounded after all the vuvuzela fanfare.

Are you sure you are Yoruba

RRsport2:
Lagos State Government may have suspended operations on its Red Line Mass Transit Train Service (LRMT) until further notice.

Checks by our correspondent indicated that the operations of the train service ran into troubled waters last week. Many engers observed mechanical failure on the morning belt of the train service last Monday.

A enger, who preferred anonymity that boarded the train from Iju, said they had been told the train had developed a mechanical fault and when they got to Mushin, all engers were instructed to disembark, as the train could no longer move.

https://thenationonlineng.net/lagos-suspends-red-line-operations-indefinitely/

ogododo:


https://nairametrics.com/2025/01/28/lagos-govt-fg-seal-deal-to-begin-68km-rail-project-connecting-vi-lekki-ajah/

This 68km Green Line rail project connecting Marina, Lekki, and Ajah is massive and exactly what Lagos needs to ease traffic and boost the economy. It’s impressive to see the Lagos State Government and Federal Government working together to make this happen. With the success of the Blue and Red Lines, this new addition shows serious commitment to improving transportation for a growing population. If executed well, it will transform commuting, businesses, and enhance connectivity in key areas. Kudos to Lagos for prioritizing infrastructure and setting a solid example for urban development!

yoruboid:
And they will wail in their hundreds under this thread

Hate as much and as hard as you like

Yorubaland will continue to progress

God bless Yorubaland and the Yoruba race

God bless the South South

God bless the North Central

Stop shouting Yoruba land, it's Lagos. I pity other people ing your nonsense. Come and buy land in this lagos... You will hear millions your generation can't afford. Yet you keep shouting yoruba land. This is a good development and commendable, but it belongs to lagos and the people that get the money from it. Even you may never use that corridor because you live in Mushin or Fagba.

Kudos to the govt for this, hopefully they use a high speed rail so travel time might be reduced, especially going from CMS to Ajah or Epe.

casualobserver:

That is why succession in govt is important so that those coming after you continue where you left off…..assuming you had a good plan in the first place. Some people will say Godfatherism but their hero has nothing too show for his time in office.

What exactly is there to show in this announcement

sleek214:
What my kinsman (GEJ) could not do for SS is what Tinubu is doing for Lagos

Thank you very much for this comment

Great lesson

Using Nigeria’s money to develop Lagos and help her generate more revenue
Later they’ll say Lagos is better as if they used their money to build it and not the benefit of a former state capital

sleek214:
What my kinsman (GEJ) could not do for SS is what Tinubu is doing for Lagos

Billions of dollars meant for the South South was looted by Jonathan and his cronies, to float Air peace airline

anonimi:


A true Yoruba would be concerned about the sustainability of the yet to be implemented deal, seeing that the light rail is grounded after all the vuvuzela fanfare.

Are you sure you are Yoruba

There's nothing like a 'True Yoruba'
Plus, you are not in any position to define what a socalled true Yoruba should be concerned with

Your opinion ends here