The maiden freight train departed from Apapa Port in Lagos on Thursday and headed to Ibadan, laden with 30 units of 40-feet containers.
NEPC says Nigeria generated $2.5 billion from January to June from non-oil exports.
The Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, briefed State House correspondents after the FEC meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“Our promise of change as a party and government is manifesting in the area of road transport infrastructure.”
The coordinator of Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service, Modupe Aremu, says the agency will acquire scanners for Lagos and Rivers ports this month.
