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A Nigeria Railways Corporation official said the train departs Ibadan for Lagos at 8am daily with a return trip scheduled at 4pm.

The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for heavy trucks and traffic gridlocks that can stretch for several kilometres.

The Lagos-Ibadan line is the first part of a new 2,733km Lagos-Kano standard gauge line. The total cost of the project was valued at $11.117bn.

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[CAF] Ivory Coast scored a dramatic late goal to salvage a draw against arch-rivals Nigeria at the WAFU 'B' U-20 Championship at the Stade De Gaulles in Porto Novo on Sunday.

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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia finished 2020 in the 26th place worldwide at the FIFA World Rankings released Thursday.

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