Rowland Ataguba is a London based railway infrastructure executive. He speaks on the recent legal changes in Nigeria on railway matters Question: What does the constitutional amendment mean for railway development in Nigeria? Answer: Thank you. It’s been a long haul. I am grateful to many who have supported the […]
CPCS congratulates team member Ragheb Aga, recognized in the International Railway Journal’s 2022 inaugural Top 10 under 40 Young Leaders in Rail Awards 2022, which celebrates young professional leaders having an impact in the rail sector. Ragheb, a transportation management specialist, and nine other outstanding other individuals, were selected based […]
Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport and Public Works Kipchumba Murkomen has said the government is keen on fostering Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to deliver development on key transport infrastructure. Murkomen said the sector was capital intensive and taxes alone cannot finance infrastructure hence the need to bring investors on board. […]
The 11th edition of the Congress, to be held from 7 to 10 March 2023 at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco under the auspices of #UICrail and Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF), will bring together all of the world’s players in high-speed rail. Adopting “High-speed rail: […]
The Lagos State Government has refuted reports that the Blue Line Rail went up in flames on Tuesday. News websites and social media blogs published the story earlier in the day but most have deleted it. It was reported that the publications caused anxiety among residents who fear the fire […]
Several African countries have embarked on the creation of urban mobility authorities to strengthen urban transport governance in the metropolitan areas experiencing the highest population and urban growth rates of the continent. The Sustainable Mobility and Climate Week (SMDC22) held in Dakar from October 3-7, 2022, provided an opportunity to […]
Fast-tracking the plan to roll out hydrogen trains, the Indian Railways is readying the proposal to float a tender for procuring 35 such green energy driven trains. Sources said the trains would cost around INR 2,800 crore to the national transporter. The railway ministry had informed the Rajya Sabha that […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced the resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service following a derailment on Friday. The train service was suspended last Friday due to the derailment that occurred at Kubwa Station on the same date. A statement by the Director of Operations, Mr Niyi Alli said the […]
Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has disclosed that six months after the Kaduna-Abuja train attack, four workers of the corporation are still in captivity. According to him, the affected staff are the loco driver, the train lightning technician and two others. He also explained that others […]
Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, on Tuesday, said that appropriate technology would be installed before resuming train operations on Abuja-Kaduna route. Sambo said during a familiarisation visit to the Idu and Kubwa train stations in Abuja that there was a need to guarantee necessary measures were taken to avoid a […]