Lagos Rail Crash: NSIB Commences Investigation
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced investigation into a train/bus crash that occurred today, Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Lagos.
In what is...
Warri-Itakpe rail line begins operations, to move pipelines
The Warri-Itakpe rail line has commenced the transportation of passengers and is getting set to move cargo.
The rail line is being prepared for the...
Amaechi Inspects Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project, meets Contractors
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday, conducted a train inspection tour of the 156km Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project.
The train departed the...
AfDB approves $1.2M grant for Ethiopia-Sudan Railway feasibility study
The African Development Bank's Board of Directors has approved a $1.2 million grant for Ethiopia's government to fund a feasibility study into a standard-gauge...
Lagos Blue Rail Line To Run On Electric Tracks– Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday said that work on the Blue Line rail project is at 90 per cent completion.
Sanwo-Olu disclosed this...
NRC suspends Lagos-Kano train services
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services due to fear of terrorist attacks.
Multiple sources in the Ministry of...
Rail Projects Not Connected To 2023 Elections-Amaechi
The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the vigour by which the Federal Government is pushing to connect...
Renaming of Railway Stations: Buhari Must Hear This
By Olaniyi Taiye
When yesterday the media romanticized the news of renaming of a number of Railway Stations in Nigeria after some individuals, personages of...
Abuja Rail Mass Transit project For Inauguration In May– Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) project is 95 per cent complete...
FG Deploys Vehicles To Safeguard Rail Lines
The federal government has deployed six hi-tech hilux patrol vehicles to safeguard the rail tracks in Abuja-Kaduna corridor.
This followed the recent bombing of the...