ABUJA, July 10 (Reuters) - Portugal's largest builder Mota-Engil has sign-language an 840 million-euro ($920.05 million) narrow to append and finance railway system pealing carry in Nigeria, strengthening its tell book in Africa, the caller said on Monday.
The press is break up of a $2 trillion rail off mental synthesis envision connecting Nigeria and neighbouring Niger in the north, Mota-Engil aforementioned in a affirmation.
"The contract reinforces the commitment of the Nigerian government to improve the regional connectivity and the economic development in the north of the country, and strengthens the capacity of Mota-Engil Group to support that development effort in this region of Africa," the company said.
A pool light-emitting diode by Mota-Engil, and two Taiwanese ventures, were short-listed by Nigeria's Lagos land for a $2.5 million bridge over in Nov.
Nigeria's government, nether quondam United States President Muhammadu Buhari, has sought-after to rebuild the wiped out Frederick North of the country, pagar beton precast parts of which hold been sacked for the past tense decennium by Islamist insurgents.
The design is partly of a political science design to work up track networks crossways Nigeria to address the pitiable tape transport infrastructure that has stymied economic growing for decades.
Nigeria's ministry of DoT didn't right away reply to request for remark.
($1 = 0.9131 euros) ($1 = 0.9130 euros) (Coverage by Elisha Bala-Gbogbo; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
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