The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, Says his office will ensure an effective and efficient railway service with the view of easing Transportation of goods and services across the 6 Geopolitical Zones of the country. The Minister made this remark while on inspection of train stations in Lagos connecting the […]
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The federal government, through the minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’idu Alkali has vowed to ensure the implementation of Presidential approval for 95% upward review of special allowances of Nigerian Railway personnel. He made this remark in Lagos yesterday during the familiarisation visit of the minister for inspection of Lagos Ibadan […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government deployed army troops at railroad stations as railway employees continued with their strike that paralyzed train services across the country for a second day Wednesday, a day after two passengers were killed while attempting to travel on a packed train. Tens of […]
Anambra State Government has begun payment to an international infrastructure development firm for design of railway masterplan for the state. Managing Director, State Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Okey Ezeobi, an architect; said this yesterday in Awka at a news briefing ahead of a six-day Capacity Building Series on Theory […]
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 […]
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, […]