The Ogun State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite has debunked newspaper reports that the construction work on the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail has been suspended over right of way issues and a flyover bridge at Ijoko, Ogun State. Adegbite said in a statement on Tuesday that the Ijoko flyover bridge has not only met the standard regulation […]
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The Inland Container Depots, also known as dry ports or freight stations established by the Federal Government in areas where there is no quick access to seaport, are facing a major challenge owing to poor state of infrastructure in the country.
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The Nigeria Railway Corporation has said that all illegal level crossings within its Lagos District would soon be blocked, to stem incessant accidents.
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Nigeria Union of Railway Workers, NUR, yesterday, in Lagos, pleaded with the Federal Government to review the process of the planned concessioning of the nation’s rail transport industry with a view to saving the nation from another failed concession.
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Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, said on Tuesday that proactive measures had been put in place to prevent accidents on rail tracks during the rainy season.
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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Tuesday that the ministry would purchase four new locomotives in August to enhance movement of goods and passengers along Abuja-Kaduna rail route.
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The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) says it will construct a temporary bridge called ‘Temple Bridge for rail transportation from Lagos to Kano following the collapse of Tatabu Bridge.
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FCT minister, Malam Muhammadu Musa Bello, has disclosed that the on-going construction work on the Abuja Light Rail project has attained about 93 per cent completion as at April this year.
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The Federal Government on Thursday reacted to the Senate’s resolution on the exclusion of the eastern corridor in ongoing rail line projects, stressing that the new route is an improvement from an original plan, which includes the South-East, and links major cities in the country.
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The construction of standard-gauge rail line from Kano-Zaria-Kaduna will soon commence.
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Leader of the South-East caucus in the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has protested against the alleged exclusion of the eastern rail line from the ongoing rail projects by the Federal Government.
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Some stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have advised the Federal Government to revive the country’s rail system for petroleum products transportation to ameliorate the challenges of pipelines vandalism.
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