Category: Transport

FG Pays N22.7b Petroleum Bridging Claims To Transporters 
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, Mr Farouk Ahmed, made this known during...
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FEC Approves $183.7m For Railway Consultants 
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...
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NRC Insist On E-Ticketing, To Train Staff 
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...
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Amaechi Receives Report On Private Jetties
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...
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Edo Explores Water Transport Potentials
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),...
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Abuja-Kaduna Rail: Ministry Hands Over Six Patrol Vehicles To NRC
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...
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NRC Increase Train Trips On Lagos-Ibadan Route
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...
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Maersk, Unilever Seal Logistics Partnership
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...
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NRC Receives 24 Bids For Lagos-Ibadan, Warri-Itakpe e-Ticketing Solutions
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...
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Nigeria Railway To Shut Down Operations, Implores Police, Others On Security For Infrastructure
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...
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Railway Workers Begin Warning Strike Nov 18
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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FG Appoints Ataguba, Rasheed, Others Into Railway Unbundling Committee
November 8, 2021 No Responses

FG Appoints Ataguba, Rasheed, Others Into Railway Unbundling Committee

Nigeria’s decision to unbundle the Nigerian Railway Corporation has started with the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki chairing the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the unbundling of the corporation. Addressing t...
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Nigerian Railway Workers Threaten Strike Over Chinese Train Drivers, Welfare
November 7, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Railway Workers Threaten Strike Over Chinese Train Drivers, Welfare

Workers of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Railway workers and Senior Staff Association have threatened to embark on strike over welfare and their inability to take over the driving of the new Lagos-Ibadan...
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GUO, Luxury Bus Owners Decry Recurring Fake Hijack News, Urge Police, DSS To Identify Sponsors
October 25, 2021 No Responses

GUO, Luxury Bus Owners Decry Recurring Fake Hijack News, Urge Police, DSS To Identify Sponsors

Inter-state luxury bus owners and operators have cried out to the Police and other security agencies in the country to investigate the sources of frequent hoax Online News reports about the hijack of their vehicles and kidnap of passengers by...
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