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Saraki reacts as Buhari names railway station after father

John Ogunsemore Jul 28, 2020 0

The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for naming a railway station after her late father, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki.She gave the commendation in a statement…

Foreign

Germany Begins Usage Of Special Coating In Public Transport To Protect Against Virus

Emmanuel Yashim Jun 26, 2020 0

To protect against the novel coronavirus and other germs, German railway and public transport operator Deutsche Bahn is covering surfaces in some buses with a special coating. SEE ALSO: Nigeria Banks to Restructure 33% of Loans, Central…

Government

Lagos-Ibadan Railway project cost $1.58bn – FG

Lucy Ogalue Jun 27, 2019 0

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Mr Sabiu Zakari, says the total contract sum of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project is 1.58 billion dollars as against two billion dollars being insinuated by some media.Zakari…

Government

Amaechi orders NRC to revaluate NRC facilities at Apapa port

Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni May 11, 2019 0

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has ordered the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to re-evaluate its existing assets at the Apapa Ports, to create space for the proposed Apapa rail station.Amaechi said this on…

Metro

NSC boss says rail connectivity will reduce cost, benefit shippers

Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni Mar 30, 2019 0

-Bello said this on Friday at the sideline of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project in Abeokuta.According to him, the rail project will create opportunities for investment for private sector especially in the 10 rail stations and also…

Government

Buhari pledges to commence East/North railway line after re-election

Francis Onyeukwu Jan 24, 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari says that East to North corridor of the railway project will commence as soon as he returns to office for second term.Buhari made the pledge during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign…

News

No railway crossings on new Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge — NRC

Kazeem Akande Jan 21, 2019 0

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says there will be no level crossings where moving trains and vehicles would cross paths on the new Lagos-Ibadan Standard gauge rail line.Mr Jerry Oche, NRC Lagos District Manager, told the News…

Government

Rotimi Amaechi Identifies Solution To Lagos Traffic

John Ogunsemore Jan 4, 2019 0

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday said that the establishment of an efficient rail line would be solution to the gridlocks around Lagos ports.Speaking during an inspection of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan rail…

Government

We are happy with what we’ve seen: Lawmakers to Amaechi on the railway project

Ademola Ademiluyi Dec 19, 2018 0

The progress of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project has had Nigerian lawmakers praising Rotimi Amaechi. Personally, Abdulmumiu Jibrin, the chairman of the House committee on land transport, has been consistently congratulating Amaechi for how…

Government

Amaechi slams pace of work on Lagos-Ibadan rail line

News Agency of Nigeria Oct 31, 2018 0

Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation has said that he was not impressed with the pace of work at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project.Amaechi expressed his disappointment during the monthly inspection of the…

Government

FG will extend rail lines to Northern states- Amaechi

Uju Aug 29, 2017 0

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the Federal Government is fully committed to extend railway lines to North western states to enhance socio-economic well being of the area.Amaechi said this on Tuesday in Sokoto,…

Government

FG to improve infrastructure at ports – Amaechi

Uju Jul 24, 2017 0

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed the Federal Governmen’s readiness to explore the potential of the nation’s maritime resources to improve infrastructure at the seaports.Amaechi said this in a keynote…

Metro

Railway concession will reduce transportation cost, say Perm. Sec. others, union disagrees

Uju May 26, 2017

The Federal Ministry of Transportation and some stakeholders have said that the concession of the narrow gauge railway lines will reduce transportation cost but the railway workers union have disagreed with this view.In an interview…

Metro

Lagos-Ibadan Rail: Residents plead for compensation as NRC begins demolition

Uju Apr 22, 2017

Residents of Agbado Railway Station Community in Ogun State have appealed to the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) to compensate members of the community whose houses are affected by the ongoing demolition.The demolition of houses along…

World

Chinese construction companies express renewed interest in Nigeria

Uju Apr 19, 2017

The China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd (CRCC) and its subsidiaries, China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co. Ltd and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation(CCECC) on Thursday expressed their renewed interest in Nigeria’s…

Metro

Abuja-Kaduna rail: Passengers decry poor communication, inefficient services

Uju Apr 17, 2017

As Christians celebrate Easter, some passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna rail had complained of inadequate communication and inefficient services from personnel at the train station in Abuja.Some of them who spoke with the News Agency of…

Metro

Abuja-Kaduna rail commences Sunday operations with 512 passengers

Uju Mar 26, 2017

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has commenced Sunday operations with 512 passengers on a round trip with 192 passengers from Abuja to Kaduna and 320 back.Mr Victor Adamu, the Operations Manager of the station told the News Agency of…

Metro

Pay-off all workers before concession – Railway union

Uju Mar 18, 2017

Mr Huseini Abdul, the Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Railway Workers, Northern District has appealed to the Federal Government to take necessary measures to pay-off railway workers before the planned concession.He told the News…

World

Nigerian engineers power behind Britain’s railway system — COREN President

Uju Feb 6, 2017

The President, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), has debunked the view in certain quarters that Nigerian engineers were not good enough to handle major projects in the country.Mr Kashim Ali told the News…

Metro

Nigeria to save $5bn on importation of railway equipment

Uju Feb 1, 2017

Minister of State for Mines and Steel, Mr Abubakar Bwari, on Tuesday said revival of Ajaokuta Steel Company would save about 5 billion dollars annually for the country.He said that the amount was usually spent annually on the…

Government

Buhari Has Released N72bn For Lagos-Ibadan Railway – Amaechi

Jide Jan 24, 2017

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday stated that the Federal Government had released N72bn as its counterpart funds for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway line.The minister said this at…

Environment

Kano State Govt. signs $1.8bn light rail contract with Chinese firm‎

Uju Dec 1, 2016

The Kano State Government has signed contracts valued at 1.8 billion Dollars with China Railway Construction Group C18 for the construction of light rail line in the state.‎‎Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje signed the contract in a brief ceremony…

Government

Nigerian railway system is back on track – Abubakar

Ayo Nov 23, 2016

Mr Usman Abubakar, Chairman of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), says the country’s railway system is back on track and now traverses about 3,000 kilometres across the country.In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…

Government

NRC To Initiate N100,000 Fine On Roof Top Riders — Oche

Owolabi Oluwasegun Nov 13, 2016

Mr Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), said the corporation would soon increase the fine of roof top riders to N100,000.He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that the fine was…

Business

Chinese company to construct $1.85bn Kano railway

Kelechi Uchenna Aug 30, 2016 0

China’s state-owned railway construction firm has been awarded a $1.85 billion contract to build a light railway line in the northern Nigerian state of Kano, it said on Monday.In a special announcement, the company said its directors…

Metro

Amaechi and Oyegun Inspect New Idu-Kaduna Railway Station

Femi Famutimi Jul 22, 2016 0

Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi was clearly gleeful as he inspected the new Idu-Kaduna railway in the company of APC chieftain John Oyegun.Amaechi had yesterday claimed that everything pertaining to the Abuja-Kaduna railway line…

Metro

Africa’s New Railways Risk Going The Way Of The Old Ones – Economist

Owolabi Oluwasegun Jun 4, 2016 0

The railway station at Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second city and the centre of its mining trade, has seen better days. Outside the 1920s Belgian-built whitewashed station, hawkers sell bus tickets south to Zambia and…

Tech

Nigeria’s High-Speed Train Service Is Finally Ready For Operation

Kelechi Uchenna Jan 27, 2016 0

The high-speed train was just completed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) and cost $849 million. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Adeseyi Sijuwade, while addressing the media in…

Business

Appoint Technocrat as Transport Minister – Railway Workers Urge Buhari

Jumoke Sep 28, 2015 0

Secretary General, Nigeria Union of Railway Workers, Segun Esan has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a technocrat who understands the Nigerian Railway system as transport minister.Esan noted that the key to developing the…