Railway

Gridlock as train collides with truck in Lagos

A train on Monday had a head-on collision with a truck in Lagos causing a gridlock around Iju/Ishaga area of…

4 years ago

Photos: NRC takes delivery of new wagons

The Nigerian Railway Corporation is set to resume freight train service on a large scale as it has taken delivery…

4 years ago

Kano-Maradi rail will foster trans-Saharan trade – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said connecting Niger Republic through rail would foster trans-Saharan trade and facilitate the expected gains in…

4 years ago

Amaechi: 300 Nigerians for railway engineering studies in Portugal

A total of 300 Nigerians are to be sent to Portugal to study railway engineering, the Minister of Transportation, Mr…

4 years ago

Nigeria turns to Europe for $1.9bn Kano-Maradi rail funding

Construction work on $1.9bn Kano-Maradi (Niger Republic) rail line will start on Tuesday (tomorrow) after the inauguration of the project…

4 years ago

CCECC completes Apapa port link to Lagos-Ibadan railway

The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) says the Lagos-Ibadan rail line has been fully connected to the Apapa port…

4 years ago

Concessionaire to run railway e-ticketing for 10 years – Minister

The just inaugurated railway e-ticketing service will be run by a concessionaire, SecureID Solutions, for 10 years, Minister of Transportation,…

4 years ago

NRC: Minister launches e-ticketing, eight more trains coming for Abuja-Kaduna

After a trial run of a novel idea of electronic ticketing for the standard gauge Abuja-Kaduna train, a formal launch…

4 years ago

NRC introduces e-ticketing on Abuja-Kaduna train

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has commenced the use of e-ticketing for train services on the Abuja-Kaduna route.…

4 years ago

FG, Portuguese builder sign $1.95bn Kano-Maradi rail project MoU

The Federal Government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Portuguese construction firm, Mota-Engil Group, for the…

4 years ago