Prior to the grounding of the rail transport system in some major cities of the country including Maiduguri, the railway was the cheapest and largest means of conveying goods and services in addition to human movements. The Maiduguri railway terminus used to witness a beehive of activities with top businessmen […]
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has described the removal of some railway coaches from Maiduguri, the state capital, to other states as “suspicious and unfair”. Zulum spoke on Tuesday when he visited the Maiduguri Railway Terminus. On Saturday, the Borno police command said it arrested six persons over an attempt […]
The People’s Republic of China has committed 85 per cent of funds to refinance the completion of the Abuja-Kano and Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri railway projects. According to a presidential spokesperson, Stanley Nwocha, President Xi Jinping made this pledge on Wednesday while responding to a request by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who Vice […]
Transmashholding, TMH, Russia’s leading manufacturer of railway rolling stock, says Africa is in dire need of modern railway infrastructure to propel the continent to rapid development. The Chief Executive Officer of TMH, Mr Kiril Lipa, told newsmen in Moscow Russia, that absence of railway infrastructure in some major cities in […]
The long-running pay dispute between Germany’s main railway workers union and state rail operator Deutsche Bahn moved into arbitration on Monday, both sides confirmed. Collective bargaining talks between the EVG union and Deutsche Bahn had been held since February. Workers twice walked off the job, briefly paralysing much of the […]
Yesterday at the plenary session of the 10th Senate, Distinguished Senator Ajagunla Olubiyi Fadeyi, representing the good people of Osun State Central Senatorial District drew the attention of the Senate President, His Excellency, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio CON and distinguished senators of the hollow chamber to a matter of national […]
Indian authorities have arrested three railway officials as part of an investigation into one of the deadliest train crashes in the country’s history. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a statement that they had arrested three Department of Railways officials on Friday. The move follows the deaths of […]
Mota-Engil has evacuated equipment worth $200m for the construction of $2billion Kano-Maradi Rail line from the Port and Cargo Terminals in Lagos. The construction equipment which berthed in Lagos during the week was being added to Mota-Engil’s already impressive inventory. Some of the equipment are: Wheel loaders; backhoe Loaders; Crawler […]
By Benjamin Alade Rail travel remains the safest land-based transport mode, but sadly, there have been worrisome high number of accidents at level crossings across the country in recent times. Railways are saddled with the responsibility of assessing the risks at every level crossing. This helps to identify whether the […]
Spain is challenging the ‘elitist nature’ of high-speed trains with more services and lower prices. Spain is rapidly outpacing its European neighbours in high-speed rail. Since 2021, EU member states have been obligated to open up their rail markets to foreign competitors – a reform that Spain has embraced wholeheartedly. […]