The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $984. 7 million for the procurement of maintenance equipment for the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). FEC also approved N5billion for the provision of accommodation to staff of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami disclosed […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $984. 7 million for the procurement of maintenance equipment for the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). FEC also approved N5billion for the provision of accommodation to staff of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami disclosed […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives, has urged the Nigeria Railway Corporation, (NRC) to provide measures that will curb incessant train, vehicles accidents in the country. The House, on Tuesday at its resumed plenary after the Governorship/States of Assemblies elections, observed a minute silence in honour of the casualties of the various train mishaps […]
By Temitope Adebayo The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that it transported 693,224 passengers on the Lagos/Ibadan Standard Gauge train between January 2021 and December 2022. The Lagos District Manager of NRC, Mr Augustin Arisa, said this recently in Lagos. Arisa explained that the corporation recorded a total of 173,488 passengers in 2021 and […]
By Temitope Adebayo The Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, said that the corporation was yet to complete its security architecture of train stations across the country before the Edo attack occurred. The NRC MD said this while speaking on the incident on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily.Okhiria, however, noted that […]
By Temitope Adebayo The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, has said the increased cost of diesel and other logistics will be a significant determinant in the new price of train services. NRC had earlier in the year, reduced the number of trips on the Lagos-Ibadan route due to a hike in the […]
The Management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) under the leadership of Engr Fidet Okhiria has embarked on extensive decontamination and disinfection of Railway facilities, office premises, workshops, station building and residences/quarters within the Railway Compound in Lagos. In a statement over the weekend, Deputy Director, Research, Health, Safety and Environment, NRC, Oyekunle Oyewole, explained […]
.Lists conditions for passengers to enjoy services The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said all train services will continue contrary to its earlier suspension of services as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Board and Management of NRC had in a statement by Mr Yakub Mahmood, the NRC Deputy Director of Public […]
Temitope Adebayo The Nigeria railway cooperation has announced the completion of track laying of Lagos-Ibadan rail gauge project of 156-kilometer stretch as promised. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Sabiu Zakari, while addressing newsmen during the project inspection at Abese, an area in Ogun State over the weekend said that he is […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Sunday warned members of the public and traders in particular, against encroaching on rail tracks while doing their businesses to avert accidents. The NRC was speaking against the backdrop of three persons killed at a railway crossing in Lagos on Friday. Recall that three persons were killed while many […]
A seven member Technical Team from Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), was in Abuja on a fact finding mission to ascertain the readiness of Abuja Light Rail Project for commercial operation. The Team on arrival visited the Transportation Secretariat where they received briefs from Chief Resident Engineer of the Project on the level of completion of […]
In a bid to address the perennial congestion and gridlock in the Apapa Area of Lagos State, the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) is set to flag- off 24-hour movement of containers from the nation’s busiest port in Apapa Lagos to Ebute Metta from where trucks would evacuate the containers and move to various parts of […]
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, Engineer Fidet Ohira, has said that contrary to popular misconception that President Mohammed Buhari, have influenced the awards of rail line contract in katisna and other three states in the north West such as Sokoto State kebbi and Zamfara States respectively. Engineer Ohira, while speaking to […]