President William Ruto said Kenya has started discussions with the United Arab Emirates to secure financing to complete a regional railway after China cut infrastructure funding to the project. The railway connecting the Kenyan port of Mombasa with landlocked neighbours, as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, ended in […]
The Lagos-Abuja Super Highway and High-Speed Train Project is set to tentatively commence in February 2025. This transformative initiative promises to redefine transportation and urban development in Nigeria with the following features: ✅ A 500-kilometer super highway and railway connecting Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Kwara, Kogi, Niger States, and the […]
In order to further boost transportation system in Nigeria, the Federal government is set to commence Lagos-Abuja Super Highway/ High-speed Train Project tentatively by February, 2025 The Director of Operations of AEC-Geofocus, consortium of engineers, planners, and investors, handling the project, Engineer Mutiu Yinka Idris, who disclosed this in a […]
The China Development Bank has announced the approval of a $254.76m (€245m) loan to support the Kano-Kaduna railway project in Nigeria. According to information released on its website on Tuesday, the financial backing is expected to ensure the seamless continuation of the construction work. It said on its website, “China […]
President Bola Tinubu has made a firm commitment that his administration will complete the Eastern Rail line connecting Port Harcourt to Maiduguri. President Tinubu gave the assurance during an interactive session with South-East leaders during his official visit to Enugu State on Saturday. The President, in a statement by his […]
BRAZIL: The state of Piauí has reported progress on a series of investments to enhance the metre-gauge diesel suburban line in its capital, Teresina. On November 11, Governor Rafael Fonteles inaugurated a 2·5 km, one-station eastern branch from Boa Esperança to Colorado. The project included the construction of a new […]
UKRAINE: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is lending €300m to finance the acquisition of electric locomotives by national railway Ukrzaliznytsia. The latest EBRD loan announced on December 18 will be co-financed by a parallel grant of up to US$190m from the USA, administered by the World Bank. The […]
UKRAINE: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is lending €300m to finance the acquisition of electric locomotives by national railway Ukrzaliznytsia. The latest EBRD loan announced on December 18 will be co-financed by a parallel grant of up to US$190m from the USA, administered by the World Bank. The […]
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Adeleye Adeoye, has inaugurated the Central Working Committee for the 2nd International Railway Conference and Exhibition. The event, scheduled for February 4–6, 2025. The initiative, led by the National Policy Advocacy Centre (NPAC) of will take place at the Abuja Chamber […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved free train rides nationwide from December 20, 2024, to January 5, 2025. This is part of measures to ease transportation costs during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told State House correspondents in Abuja. Idris explained, […]