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February 17, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves $2.8m For Ibadan-Lagos, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Projects

The Federal Executive Council has approved $2.8million for the procurement of rolling stocks operational maintenance equipment for Ibadan to Kano standard gauge and Port Harcourt to Maiduguri narrow gauge railway projects. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made the disclosure...

February 12, 2022 No Responses

Fintiri, Jime Inaugurate Committee To Develop Transport Infrastructure Projects

Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa and the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Emmanuel Jime, have inaugurated a committee for the development of transport infrastructure projects. The transport infrastructure projects are the...

February 5, 2022 No Responses

Paucity Of Fund May Stall Kano-Kaduna Rail Project

Lack of adequate funding may slow down the pace of work and completion of the Kano-Kaduna railway project, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said Amaechi made this known while inspecting work on the project in Kano on Friday....

February 3, 2022 No Responses

FG Pays N22.7b Petroleum Bridging Claims To Transporters

The Federal Government has paid bridging claims amounting to N22.7 billion to transporters of petroleum products, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), disclosed on Wednesday. The Chief Executive Officer, NMDPRA, ...

February 3, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves $183.7m For Railway Consultants

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $183.7 million for consultancy services for supervision of three railway projects in Nigeria. Addressing Journalists on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, the Minister...

January 31, 2022 No Responses

NRC Insist On E-Ticketing, To Train Staff

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reiterated the importance of e-ticketing platform in the purchasing of tickets across the country, saying it’s the way to go. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, made this known in an interview with t...

January 27, 2022 No Responses

Amaechi Receives Report On Private Jetties

Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has commended members of the Presidential Standing Committee on Private Jetties (PSCPJ) for compiling and presenting report and compendium of private jetties in Nigeria. Amaechi, while receiving the re...

January 18, 2022 No Responses

Edo Explores Water Transport Potentials

Edo State Government has pledged to harness economic potentials in its water transportation ecosystem as part of measures to boost economic growth and development. Chairman of the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC),...

January 7, 2022 No Responses

Abuja-Kaduna Rail: Ministry Hands Over Six Patrol Vehicles To NRC

Federal Ministry of Transportation, on Thursday, handed over six patrol vehicles with scanners to Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to boost security on Abuja-Kaduna rail line. Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani,&nbsp...

December 20, 2021 No Responses

NRC Increase Train Trips On Lagos-Ibadan Route

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased the number of train trips between Lagos and Ibadan to four times daily with effect from Monday. The increase will run for three weeks to accommodate expected upsurge in passenger traffic during the...

December 17, 2021 No Responses

Maersk, Unilever Seal Logistics Partnership

Foremost Danish container shipping and logistics firm, A.P. Moller – Maersk has entered into ocean and air transport strategic partnership with multinational consumer goods company, Unilever. Under the arrangement, the parties signed an internat...

November 23, 2021 No Responses

NRC Receives 24 Bids For Lagos-Ibadan, Warri-Itakpe e-Ticketing Solutions

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has received a total of 24 bids on open requests for the Lagos/Ibadan and Warri/Itakpe e-ticketing solutions for standards gauge railway operations under Public/Private/Partnership (PPP) arraignment. The Managing Direct...

November 17, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Railway To Shut Down Operations, Implores Police, Others On Security For Infrastructure

By ebosele@hotmail.com — Ahead of the proposed strike by the two in-house unions of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), management of the parastatal has directed Railway District Managers (RDMs), Managers and Coordinators to shut down train services...

November 13, 2021 No Responses

Railway Workers Begin Warning Strike Nov 18

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Member of the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR) and Senior Staff Association (SSA) NRC Branch, have concluded plans to embark on a 3-day warning strike beginning Thursday, 18th November through Saturday, 20th...

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