Train project: Lagos to begin passenger carriage by Jan 2023 – Sanwo-Olu
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday said that the Red Line Train project would begin test-run of conveying passengers by Jan. 2023. Sanwo-Olu
Category : Rail
Terror attack: NRC suspends Lagos-Kano, Ajaokuta train services
The Nigeria Railway Corporation has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services due to fear of terrorist attacks. Multiple sources in the Ministry of Transportation
Train drivers at 8 rail companies in Britain vote to strike
In Britain, train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay, increasing the threat of huge disruption to rail services this summer. Members of the
Railway fencing: Contractors protest over non-payment of N500m debt
The Abuja-Kaduna Railway Fencing Sub-Contractors Association on Monday, in Abuja protested over non-payment of N500 million debt owed them by Deux Projects Limited since 2018.
Railway Corporation generates N5.70bn from passengers in 2021
The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N5.70bn revenue from passengers in 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. This is contained in the NBS Rail
Buhari: we’ll use kinetic, non-kinetic means to secure release of 51 kidnapped train passengers
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday gave an assurance that his administration will use kinetic and non-kinetic means to secure the release of the remaining 51 passengers
62 Abducted train passengers to be released soon, says negotiator
The link man between the Federal Government and the terrorists who attacked the Abuja /Kaduna train, Tukur Mamu, has affirmed that the 62 abducted train
FG reconnects bombed train line, airlines decry fuel hike
The Federal Government through the Nigeria Railway Corporation on Thursday announced that it had reconnected the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service line that was bombed by terrorists
Train attack hostages and Nigeria’s impotence
Early last week, Northwest bandits released photographs of 62 hostages taken during the March 28 attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train. Later in the week, another
Ensuring railway modernisation for economic sustainability
The country’s ongoing railway modernisation project has the potential to catalyse the economy and requires the federal government to fast-track its completion with safety guarantees,
