Borno Govt clarifies allegation of N4b failed railway project (opens original article in a new tab)

The Borno State Government denied allegations that N4 billion was spent on a railway project in 2025, stating no such project was executed and attributing a budget report error to an administrative mistake.

• Borno State Government denied allegations of spending N4 billion on a railway project in 2025
• No rail construction project was awarded, funded, or executed by the government during 2025
• An administrative error caused a rail project entry to show 100% completion in the budget report