60 Lagos Ibadan Railway Project Workers Infected With COVID-19 – FG

Over 60 workers on the Lagos Ibadan railway project site have been infected with COVID-19 while trying to complete the project, the Federal Government said on Monday. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who disclosed this on Abuja, also stated that the inauguration of the rail project would be put on hold due to the upsurge of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. The minister stated that although none of the infected persons had been lost, it was important to reschedule the proposed January 2021 inauguration date for the facility. He noted that the inauguration of the project would be dependent on how the pandemic was controlled in Nigeria, adding that the government would not give room for further spread of the virus.