Railway

Train passengers rise by over 400% in one year, says NBS report

Nigeria has recorded an increase of over 400 per cent in train passengers within a space of one year, a…

3 years ago

NRC builds N320m hotel for Lagos-Ibadan train passengers

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has constructed a N320m hotel at its Ebute-Meta station in Lagos. The Railway Guest House is…

3 years ago

Excitement as NRC holds train tour for senior citizens

Many elderly people were excited last week when the Nigerian Railway Corporation organised a special train ride for senior citizens…

3 years ago

Crisis brews over plan to unbundle Nigerian Railway Corporation

The plan by the Federal Government to unbundle the Nigerian Railway Corporation into four separate companies as part of its…

3 years ago

Lagos-Ibadan train moved 33,140 passengers in July – District manager

Lagos District Manager, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr0 Jerry Oche, has said that the corporation recorded 33,140 passenger-traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan…

3 years ago

Lagos-Kano train resumes operations on August 13 – NRC

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has disclosed the Lagos-Kano mass transit train service (MTTS) will resume operations on August 13, 2021.…

3 years ago

Lagos-Calabar rail construction begins soon as FEC okays $11.2bn

Construction work is set to commence on the Lagos-Calabar coast rail line, following the Federal Executive Council’s approval of $11.2bn…

3 years ago

Buhari flags off Kano-Kaduna rail construction, to link Tin Can Port

• Kano to get Nigeria’s biggest train station President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday performed ground-breaking ceremony of 203.8km standard gauge…

3 years ago

NUR excited about FG’s attention to railway, advises workers

  Nigeria Union of Railway Workers has expressed satisfaction and excitement at the attention being given to the Nigerian railways…

3 years ago

FG still discussing with Standard Chartered over railway project loan – Amaechi

The Federal Government is still discussing with the London-based Standard Chartered Bank to finance the Lagos-Calabar coastal rail project. David…

3 years ago