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. The NRC Managing Director, Mr Fidet...

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 construction of $1.959 billion Kano-Maradi standard...

Amaechi: COVID-19 delaying Buhari inauguration of Lagos-Ibadan rail

Minister threatens to stop train operations Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the inauguration of the Lagos-Ibadan rail line has been put on hold...

$5.3bn Chinese loan delaying Ibadan-Kano rail project – Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said construction work will start the Ibadan-Kano rail as soon as the Chinese government approves the sum of $5.3bn loan...

2010: Year of the speed train

By Adeyinka Aderibigbe The transportation sector operated for most part of the year below optimal capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the fear of resurgence...

Soyinka on Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan train

Lagos-Ibadan train will move cargo from Apapa port by January – Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the plan is for the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge to start operating from the Apapa seaport in January 2021 after...

Lagos to Ibadan rail: Proof of pudding is in the eating

  Life is gradually returning to the rail track leading from Lagos to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. PAUL ADE-ADELEYE shares his experience After much talk,...

Train fares to rise by 1.6% in UK

Train fares are expected to increase by 1.6 per cent in January next year in the United Kingdom as successive governments link annual rises to July’s...

Excitement as new Lagos-Ibadan train operation begins

Passengers travelling from Ibadan to Lagos had plenty of fun and a smooth ride on the train on Monday as the Nigerian Railway Corporation commenced commercial...