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Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge track laying completed, says Zakari

Ihesiulo Grace 29 July 2019 0

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

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NRC warns motorists, traders against encroachment on rail tracks

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2018 0

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 […]

Abuja Times News

NRC holds final inspection of Abuja light Rail certification

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2018 0

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 […]

Maritime News

NRC set to flag-off 24-hour containers evacuation from Apapa

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2017 0

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 […]

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Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, rail line Contract yet to be awarded-NRC BOSS

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2017 0

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 […]