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Extend standard gauge railway project from Ibadan to Kano, stakeholder urges FG

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BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO A transportation stakeholder has advice the federal government to expedite action on extension of the 157 Kilometres Lagos-Ibadan Standard gauge railway line to Kano, so as to enjoy maximum benefit derivable from haulage of goods by rail within the corridor. Director Operations, BUENO logistics Limited, MrPaul Ndib, who gave the advice, recently, […]
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NRC arrests 2 rail track vandals in Zaria

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The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), has announced the arrest of two persons suspected of vandalising rail tracks along Kaduna-Zaria rail line. Haruna Sabo, the NRC Northern District Engineer, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Zaria He said that the corporation had deployed patrol teams along […]
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Senate wants N9 billion more for railway sector

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By Tunde Opalana The Senate has, therefore demanded that the sum of N9 billion be added to the 2021 budget of the Nigeria Railways Corporation. For the Buhari administration to achieve projected enhancement of improved rail transport system, an additional sum of N9 billion needs to be appropriated. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine Transport, […]
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BREAKING: Buhari names Railway stations after Tinubu, Saraki, others (Full list)

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of some railway stations along Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe, Ajaokuta, Aladja, Warri corridors after some deserving Nigerians, Daily Times gathered. This was disclosed through a statement by the ministry of transportation’s Director of Press, Eric Ojiekwe on July 27. The statement noted that the deserving citizens have
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Police parade 14 suspects for theft, vandalism

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The Nigerian Railway Police Command, on Monday, paraded 14 suspects that specialize in railway property theft and vandalism within some parts of the Eastern Corridors of the Nigerian Railway. Parading the suspects in Enugu, Mr Henry Njoku, Area Commander in-charge of the Eastern District Police Area Command, said that the suspects included two policemen, who […]
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Railway: FG says displaced persons compensated

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The Federal Government has paid compensations to all residents affected by the on-going new Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge lines. The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed on Tuesday, at Papalanto in Ogun State, during his monthly visit and oversight functions to the construction sites of the project. “We refused to go by train today basically […]
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FG approves $1.2b for Kano-Kaduna rail

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The Federal Government has approved $1.2 billion for the construction of the Kano-Kaduna standard gauge railway project.‎ ‎ The Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amechi, said in Kano on Saturday when he visited Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, that the Federal Government was negotiating with China EXIM bank to finance the project.‎ ‎ “We are negotiating with […]
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Opening railway to private sector participation

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If all goes according to plan, the Nigerian railway system will soon be open to private sector participation. The first step towards this revolutionary development is being taken by the Federal Government, which has sent a bill to the National Assembly to this effect. The bill provides for private operators to own, construct and operate […]