The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says passengers plying Abuja to Kaduna by rail have increased tremendously due to the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for repair works. Mr Victor Aduma, the rail service operations manager, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Aduma said that about 18,794 passengers used the rail […]
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The Federal Government has concluded plans to borrow $6.1 billion from Chinese Exim Bank to complete all rail projects in the country by 2019. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, in a statement issued by Yetunde Sonaike, the Ministry’s Director of Public Relations, said that the Federal Government had targeted the construction of […]
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Barring any unforeseen circumstances, fresh tomatoes will arrive Lagos from Kano by rail on Wednesday, or the first time in 58 years. This feat is being recorded just days after Professor Yemi Osinbajo, flagged off the Lagos-Ibadan rail project. This revelation was made by Emmanuel Itoya Ijewere, who is described as one of Nigeria’s eminent businessman with extensive experience and […]
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Air passengers en route to Kaduna International Airport from Abuja by rail are being conveyed in specialised coaches different from the ones that transport other regular travellers on the same train service. Similarly, those travelling from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to the KIA were escorted by at least an armed police officer in each of the buses provided […]
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The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday said the federal government and the People’s Republic of China would round off negotiations on the Lagos-Calabar rail project estimated at $11.117 billion in June. Osinbajo also disclosed that the federal government had already provided its portion for funding the rail project and promised that the negation would be concluded in the next […]
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A train travelling to Kano from Lagos derailed in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, in the early hours of Saturday. It was gathered at the scene that the train got to the terminus in Osogbo around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday and continued its journey but the accident happened at about 2:30a.m. On getting to the outskirts of Osogbo the state […]
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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday disclosed that the Federal Government has released its counterpart fund for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Modernisation Railway Project. The minister said this at the second Presidential Business Forum which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja.
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The Federal Government said yesterday that American company, General Electric (GE) would take over the management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) under a concession plan between January and March 2017. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, who made this known yesterday in Abuja while speaking at the first International Transportation Conference, said that the 18-month window period before the […]
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China Railway Construction Corporation says it has won a $1.851 billion contract to construct the Kano city light rail. In a special announcement in Monday, the company said its directors had received a provisional letter of award from Nigeria. The rail, with a total length of 74.3 kilometres, is expected to travel at a speed of 100 kilometres per hour.
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In a landmark initiative, the Managing Director/Chief Executive, Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed, yesterday announced the commencement of an innovative scheme which would allow for the movement of cattle from the northern parts of the country to markets in the southern region by rail. This is expected to douse the frequent tension among […]
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The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with China Railway Construction Corporation, CRCC, for the construction of Warri-Ajaokuta-Itakpe-Abuja rail line. While Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, signed for Nigeria, the Vice President of CRCC, Mr Chen Xiao Xing, signed for his company on Friday night.
Continue reading »Mr Fidet Ikhiria, the Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that the Abuja-Kaduna train service recorded a gross income of N5.1 million within the first two weeks of operation. This disclosure was known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while travelling on the train from Abuja to Kaduna on Saturday. The Managing Director of […]
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