Category: Transport

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), Pastor Kennedy Osifo...
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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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NRC To Resume Services On Abuja-Kaduna Route Oct 23
October 23, 2021 No Responses

NRC To Resume Services On Abuja-Kaduna Route Oct 23

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is to resume normal services on the Abuja-Kaduna train service (AKTS)  route on Saturday, October 23, 2021..  The Managing Director of NRC, Mr Fidet Okhiria, explained on Friday that the corporation was also com...
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Ministry Inspects Agenebode, Uromi, Agbor, Itape-Warri Rail Stations
October 2, 2021 No Responses

Ministry Inspects Agenebode, Uromi, Agbor, Itape-Warri Rail Stations

A team of officials led by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr Magdalene Ajani on Friday embarked on the inspection of Rail Way Stations running through Kogi, Edo, and Delta States axis to ascertain their operations.   Meanwhile, the...
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NRC Apologises To Passengers For Abuja-Kaduna Train Breakdown
June 29, 2021 No Responses

NRC Apologises To Passengers For Abuja-Kaduna Train Breakdown

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has apologised to the passengers on board the KA2 train that left Rigasa on Monday morning and failed at Dutse section due to mechanical issues.  The Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Train Service, Mr Paschal Nnorli, made the.....
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Rail Transport Generates N5.79b In Three Years
June 25, 2021 No Responses

Rail Transport Generates N5.79b In Three Years

Rail transportation in Nigeria generated N5.79 billion between 2019 and Quarter One of 2021 (Q1, 2021), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.  It said this in the “Rail Transportation Data for Q1 2019 – Q1 2021” obtained from...
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