First phase of China-built light rail project inaugurated in Nigeria

STORY: First phase of China-built light rail project inaugurated in Nigeria DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the light rail project 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos STORYLINE: The first phase of a China-built electric-powered light rail project in Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos was officially open for service on Tuesday. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) since 2010, the completed tracks of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line project span 13 km in the first phase and cover five stations. The LRMT Blue Line project is the first rail infrastructure traversing Okokomaiko, a densely populated area in the western part of Lagos, and Marina, a business district on Lagos Island. SOUNDBITE (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos "This iconic Marina Station that we are hosting here today would be the largest and busiest in Africa. It has the capacity t

Chinese consulate general, community donate new building to Nigerian school

STORY: Chinese consulate general, community donate new building to Nigerian school DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of newly renovated classrooms being launched by officials 2. various of the school and students 3. SOUNDBITE (English): NI MENGXIAO, Chairman of the Hua Xing Arts Troupe Nigeria 4. the handover ceremony STORYLINE: The Consulate General of China in Lagos, Nigeria, together with the Chinese community in the African country, on Tuesday handed over a newly constructed school administration building and 23 renovated classrooms to a primary school here. The donation to the Fazzil Oma Amadiyah Primary School in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos is aimed at bringing China and Nigeria closer, and the consulate general would continue to support the school, said Jin Mingyu, deputy consul general of the Consulate General of China in Lagos, at the handover ceremony. Ni Mengxiao, chairman of the Hua Xing Arts Troupe Nigeria coordinated