The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), said staff of the agency involved in ticket racketeering have been sacked, while others were demoted. The Managing Director of the NRC, Fidet Okhiria disclosed this on Wednesday before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance while appearing at the 2024–2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and […]
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria, has stated that their revenue was reduced because of insecurity. He stated this while speaking before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance during an interactive session on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper […]
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali, has promised to ensure the completion and full operation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail network. The minister explained that upon completion of the rail line, Nigerians would enjoy good trade, access market, and business places easily, and also boost agricultural production and its […]
African railway stakeholders recently convened in Midrand, South Africa, to review the status of implementation of the 13 Africa Integrated High Speed Railway Network (AIHSRN) pilot projects, where they exchanged ideas on best practices and key challenges in the implementation of the priority continental railway projects. The continental workshop, which […]
Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has dismissed 11 members of staff for illegal collection of cash from passengers on board Ibadan to Lagos standard gauge train service. It was gathered on Friday from the company source that the former employees were dismissed after an investigation by a committee set […]
Over two years after the inauguration of the $1.5-billion Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has finally begun cargo haulage from the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa Port in Lagos State, to the dry inland container port in Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State. Former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, […]
A Japanese railway operator has developed a new inspection train, Big Eye, featuring headlights that resemble a pair of eyeballs, aiming to streamline its maintenance work with digitalized functions. Kyushu Railway Co. will hold test runs from this month through next March in southwestern Japan before its full-fledged debut to […]
EU signs strategic partnerships on critical raw materials value chains with DRC and Zambia and advances cooperation with US and other key partners to develop the ‘Lobito Corridor’ Today, at the Global Gateway Forum taking place in Brussels, the EU signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with partners to develop […]
The US and the EU have joined forces with the African Development Bank (AFDB) and the Africa Finance Corporation to launch the west’s latest attempt to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The parties have signed a memorandum of understanding setting out plans to develop the “Lobito Corridor” and the […]
The first container freight train of the Lagos-Ibadan railway, built by the China Civil Engineering Construction Company(CCECC), has set off from Apapa Port in Lagos, Nigeria. According to a statement on CCECC’s website, on Thursday the container carried 40-foot containers to Ibadan. “It departed from Apapa Port and carried a […]