Buhari inaugurates 157km Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail
10 June 2021 |
2:29 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the 157 kilometres Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project at the Ebute Metta Station now known as the Mobolaji Johnson Station.
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