The joint infrastructure project is expected to connect Gulf and Arab countries via a network of railways that would also be connected to India via shipping lanes from ports in the region Photograph:(Others) The proposal for the infrastructure could be discussed on Sunday as the national security advisers of the countries meet […]
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Lauretta Onochie, the chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, has distanced herself from a $15billion memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the management of the commission and a United States-based firm, Atlanta Global Resources Inc. The multi-billion deal which was purportedly signed on Tuesday, is meant for the […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 984. 7 million dollars for the procurement of maintenance equipment for the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). FEC also approved N5billion for the provision of accommodation to the staff of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo and the Attorney-General […]
Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced 25 per cent increase in fare in the Mass Transit Train Service (MTTS), from Kajola/Ijoko in Ogun State to Iddo in Lagos State. The new rate, which came into effect on Tuesday, resulted in the fare being increased from N460.00 to N700.00. The new […]
About N495m has been approved by the Federal Executive Council for the procurement and installation of luggage scanners at railway stations located in Abuja, Kaduna and Kano states. Ademola Adegoroye, the Minister of State for Transportation, who made the declaration on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting, explained that […]
● We Must Learn from Unbundling of Power Sector-Ataguba The Federal Government of Nigeria has resumed activities towards unbundling of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) into three components namely a regulator, asset manager/infraco and operations companies. The Federal Government committee set up by the former Minister of Transportation has as […]
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 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 […]
Britain will accelerate reforming its underperforming railways, transport minister Mark Harper said on Tuesday, banking on a fresh injection of private sector competition to improve service standards and make ticket pricing fairer. Britain privatised its railways in the 1990s, splitting infrastructure management from service provision, which complicated long-term investment decisions […]