In fulfillment of its promise towards actualising the ease of doing business in the country, the Federal Government, yesterday, flagged off the first movement of import units of containers from Apapa port, after two years of its inauguration amid several setbacks. Respite came to the congested Apapa corridor as movement […]
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) began its 2023 procurement exercise on Wednesday in Lagos with the opening of 800 bids. Its Director of Procurement, Mr Benjamin Iloanusi, said the process was preceded by the assessment of documents submitted by bidders. “The process is going pretty well. Once we are done […]
The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, inaugurated the first cargo movement from the Lagos-Ibadan rail corridor during his first official tour of the rail corridor on Tuesday. The minister kicked off the tour at the Ebute Meta station before proceeding to Apapa for the launch, then travelled to Ibadan using […]
A series of fires hit railway infrastructure in the city of Hamburg overnight, causing widespread disruption for trains between Hamburg and Berlin. Afterwards Transport Minister, Volker Wissing tweeted that “the arson attacks on railway infrastructure in Hamburg are a form of terrorism.” Railway operator Deutsche Bahn said that trains on […]
United State of America, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the European Union, and other G20 partners are set to explore the shipping and rail transportation corridor, which is aimed at aiding in the flow of commerce, energy and data from India across the Middle East up to Europe. […]
China and Algeria have embarked on an ambitious partnership to construct a sprawling railway network spanning a remarkable 6,000 kilometres across North Africa. Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, lauded the monumental phase as a pivotal stride toward advancing Algeria’s socioeconomic progress. President Tebboune said this during his official visit to China, […]
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday said that the Red Line Rail will be completed before the end of this year. Sanwo-Olu said this while addressing newsmen after flagging off the commencement of commercial operations of the Lagos Blue Line Rail. Showing much excitement about the Red Line […]
The Basra-Shalamcheh railway project will not only link the Iraqi city of Basra with the Iranian town of Shalamcheh, but also connect Iran to Jordan and Syria Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani will be visiting Basra on 2 September to attend the inauguration ceremony of the construction of the […]
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, Engr. Fidet Okhiria has said that the monthly revenue realised from train service operations on Abuja-Kaduna rail line has dropped from N500 million to N1 million monthly. Speaking during the inspection of the Idu Train Station on Wednesday in Abuja, Okhiria […]
At least five people have died after a train hit railway workers at high speed close to a station in Italy. The workers, aged between 22 and 52, were replacing part of a track outside the northern city of Turin when they were killed. They had been working on the […]