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 […]
…pledges more investments in Nigeria’s power sector The Chinese government on Wednesday committed to refinance and complete the Abuja-Kano and Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri railway projects. President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping, made the pledge while responding to requests made by President Bola Tinubu who was represented by Vice President […]
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said the recent attempt to relocate railway coaches from Borno to other parts of Nigeria was done in suspicious and unfair manner, noting that the State Government was not informed until residents intercepted movement of the coaches. Zulum remarked that Borno State Government will follow […]
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has warned Lagosians that the Blue Rail Line tracks are not a marketplace. Sanwo-Olu said this on Monday while announcing the resumption of the Blue Line Rail which was earlier suspended at the weekend. “I am happy to announce that the LRMT Blue Line […]
THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has quashed rumors of an attempted theft of railway coaches in Maiduguri, Borno. The NRC assured the public that such reports were baseless, and the railway coaches are secure, adding that the people moving the coaches were doing so in an official capacity. He said […]
The Borno state Government under the leadership of governor Babagana Zulum has threw more weight behind streets protest by residents of Goidamgari and Railway Terminus general area of Maiduguri Metropolis over the controversial evacuation of Train Coaches out of the state. Recall that there was a drama that ensued when […]
The Borno State Police Command has averted the theft of some train coaches at the Maiduguri Railway Terminus. It was reported that the police acted on a tip-off from persons said to be Good Samaritans. The police said it apprehended six suspects in the process. Police spokesperson Sami Kamilu confirmed […]
… Says region must plan for increasing population Osun State Government has expressed its readiness to fully support the proposed Southwest Rail Project being championed by the Development Agenda of Western Nigeria(DAWN Commission). Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Sesan Oyedele said this at a meeting of transport stakeholders with the Commissioners […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation took swift action on Wednesday, October 4, by suspending the officers involved in a viral video that showed them negotiating with passengers on the Lagos-Ibadan Train Service (LITS) to board without official boarding tickets. The suspension aims to deter such improper behaviour by staff in the […]