Nigeria TV Info — Lagos to Begin Construction of $3 Billion Green Line Rail Project in December 2025

Lagos, Nigeria — October 13, 2025: The Lagos State Government has announced that construction of the highly anticipated $3 billion Green Line rail project, which will connect Marina to the Lekki corridor, is set to begin in December 2025.

The disclosure was made by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, through a statement posted on the official Lagos State Government X (formerly Twitter) account.

According to Osiyemi, the state government has completed extensive feasibility studies and stakeholder consultations along the Lekki–Epe corridor to ensure smooth implementation of the project.

> “The government has engaged extensively with stakeholders and carried out thorough feasibility studies along the Lekki-Epe Expressway Corridor to ensure the Green Line project’s success,” Osiyemi said.

The Green Line rail will be executed in phases. The first phase will run from Lekki First Tollgate to Epe, while the second phase will feature an on-water segment connecting Marina to Lekki, making it a major step toward modernizing Lagos’s transport network.

Construction is expected to take two to three years, with the project aimed at reducing traffic congestion, enhancing connectivity, and supporting economic growth along the Lekki–Epe axis — one of the fastest-growing urban corridors in West Africa.

This development comes after recent enforcement exercises along the Lekki–Epe Expressway, where authorities cleared encroachments and restored wetlands to secure the rail’s right-of-way.

The Green Line will become the third major intra-city rail line in Lagos, following the successful rollout of the Blue and Red Lines, underscoring the government’s commitment to building a modern, multimodal transport system for Africa’s most populous city.

— Nigeria TV Info