Transport Archives — Page 6 of 49

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 Vehicle Transit Areas ((VTAs) at Ngurore near Yola...

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

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

Transport Ministry, Navy Disagree Over Proposed Hydrographic Agency

The Nigerian Navy and the Ministry of Transportation on Monday in Abuja disagreed over who should be in control of the proposed Hydrographic Agency. The disagreement came up at a one-day public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee....

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...

May 29, 2021 No Responses

Kano-Kaduna Rail Project To Commence In July

The Kano- Kaduna rail project is to commence in July, 2021, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed on Friday. Amaechi made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor of Kano State,.Abdullahi Ganduje in Kano.&n...