FG, LASG seal deal to begin 68km Green Line rail project connecting VI, Lekki, Ajah

The Lagos State government has sealed a deal with the federal government to begin a 68km Green Line rail project connecting Marina, Victoria Island, Lekki Free Trade Zone and Ajah areas of the state.

According to the announcement made by Gbenga Omotosho, the commissioner for information and strategy, during a Citizen/Media Stakeholders Forum organised by the Ministry on Monday, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project has been signed with Federal Government’s Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI).

The federal government had earmarked N146.14 billion as counterpart funding for the project. The allocated funds will be managed by the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) on behalf of the Ministry of Transport to facilitate the project’s development.

This funding forms part of the proposed N49.74 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year and is included in the Ministry of Transport’s total allocation of N256.73 billion to advance its infrastructure initiatives.

Lagos already has two metro lines, The Blue Line was launched in 2023. The first phase of the rail line runs from Marina to Mile 2. The second phase, which is under construction, will run from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko. The third phase will run from Okokomaiko to Agbara/Lusada in Ogun State.

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The Red Line, which started commercial operations in October, runs from Oyingbo to Agbado. Its second phase, involving Ogun State, is expected to run from Agbado to Kajola.

Aside from the Green Line, the state government is proposing the Purple Line, a 60km rail, designed to run through Redemption Camp, Mowe, Long Bridge, Isheri, Toll Gate, Omole, Ogba, Agege, Iyana Ipaja, Isheri Osun, Igando, Iba, Estate, LASU, Okokomaiko and Ojo.

In December, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, presented the investment strategy for the Purple Rail Line project at the Africa Investment Forum Market Days in Morocco.