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April 20, 2020 No Responses

NRC Begins Disinfection Of Railway Facilities

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has commenced sterilisation of all railway compounds and stations starting from its Headquarters in Lagos and the Lagos District. The corporation in a statement by Mr Oyekunle Oyewole, Deputy Director, Research, Health, Safety and Environment...

February 9, 2020 No Responses

CCECC Restates Commitment To Deliver Lagos-Ibadan Rail On Schedule

The China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC) handling the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Guage Rail line on Saturday said that it would deliver the project on schedule despite all challenges. Its Project Coordinator, Mr Xia Lijun, ...

December 8, 2019 No Responses

NASS Committee Lauds Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project

Photo Caption: L-R: Managing Director Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport, Abdul-Fatai Buhari; CCECC Project Coordinator, Mr Xia Lijun, at the inspection of Lagos-Ibadan Standard Rail G...

November 27, 2019 No Responses

Senate Seeks Speedy Completion Of Ajaokuta-Otukpo Rail Line

The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Transportation to immediately take steps to ensure completion of the construction of the Ajaokuta-Otukpo rail line. The upper chamber also advised the Ministry to incorporate construction of siding ra...

November 24, 2019 No Responses

Amaechi: We’ll Deliver Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line By April

Photo Caption: From Left, Chairman Board Of Directors Nigerian Railway Corporation, Malam Ibrahim Al-Hassan Musa, Project Manager, CCECC, Mr Li Depeng, Minister Of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi And Managing Director Nigerian Railway Corporation,Mr Fidet Okhir...

November 9, 2019 No Responses

Speaker Implores Sanwo-Olu On Rail Projects

Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to give priority to rail infrastructure as part of measure to develop the state. Obasa gave the advice at the budget presentation entitled “The Budget of Awake...

October 24, 2019 No Responses

Russia Pledges Support For Lagos-Calabar Rail Line

The Russian Government has agreed to support development of Nigeria’s rail infrastructure by constructing 1,400 kilometres track from Lagos to the South-South city of Calabar. The development was one of the agreements reached at a meeting between President M...

October 7, 2019 No Responses

“We Sympathise With Commuters Over Train Shutdown”

The Nigerian Railway Corporation on Sunday said it sympathised with train commuters going through pains and difficulties due to the shutdown of daily operations of train services on the existing narrow gauge from Ijoko in Ogun to Ebute Meta-Apapa in...

August 19, 2019 No Responses

AIB Seeks Power To Investigate Road, Rail, Marine Accidents

The Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru, has disclosed that a bill to empower the bureau to investigate rail, road and marine accidents and serious incidents is currently before the Senate. Akin Olateru, who confirmed the developmen...

July 24, 2019 No Responses

Railway Group Lauds Re-Appointment Of Amaechi

A railway advocacy group,African Railway Roundtable has commended President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria for re-appointing former Minister of Transportation,Rotimi.Amaechi into the Nigerian federal cabinet. In a statement issued by its Chief Operating Officer,S...

July 8, 2019 No Responses

Group Tasks National Assembly On Nigerian Railway’s 1955 Legal Status

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – A continental railway advocacy group, African Railway Roundtable has challenged the new leadership of Nigeria’s National Assembly to immediately revive and accelerate passage of the bill which seeks to amend the ...

November 25, 2018 No Responses

Construction Of Warri-Itakpe Rail Corridor To Generate 1,000 Jobs

The Federal Government is to employ over 1000 workers for the construction of Warri-Itakpe standard gauge rail corridor, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Mr.Fidet Okhiria has said. Okhiria said: “It’s about 320km, about 12 station...

August 3, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Explains $823m For Abuja Light Rail Project

The Federal Government on Thursday said that the 823 million dollars spent on 45.245 km Abuja light rail mass transit, inaugurated by President Mugammadu Buhari on July 22, was justifiable. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who...

February 22, 2018 one Response

FG approves $6.7b for construction of Ibadan – Kaduna standard gauge railway project

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved 6.7billion dollars for the construction of Ibadan-Kaduna standard gauge railway project. Addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting...