Railway

By Ismail Sani When the Nigerian Railway Corporation launched the Abuja–Kaduna standard gauge rail line in 2016, it signalled a new chapter for public transportation in Nigeria. Spanning 186 kilometres between the Federal Capital Territory…
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says vandals have destroyed the 33KV electricity supply line to the Rigasa railway station and the adjoining railway village in Kaduna state. This occurred just 60 days after the power line was…
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The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Kayode Opeifa, has apologised to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over an alleged assault of an NTA female reporter, Ladi Bala. Opeifa, in an exclusive telephone…
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The Federal Government has announced that the Kaduna–Kano section of the railway modernisation project will be completed by 2026, reaffirming its commitment to enhancing transportation infrastructure nationwide. Minister of…
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The Railway Police in Kwara, Kano and Gombe States have reported the arrest of suspected vandals of critical railway infrastructure. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, said this in a…
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President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government plans to complete the 284-kilometre Kano-Jigawa-Katsina-Maradi rail project by 2026. Tinubu stated this on Friday in Katsina, at the inauguration of the Katsina State Agricultural…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday gave assurances that the Ibadan-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano railway project would be completed to the satisfaction of Nigeria and West Africa at large. The Nigerian made the pledge during a visit to the headquarters…
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Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has described the removal of some railway coaches from Maiduguri to other states by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) as “suspicious and unfair”. Zulum made this known on Tuesday in Maiduguri when he…
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The Minister of Transport, Sen. Saidu Ahmed Alkali, has expressed satisfaction with the level of ongoing construction of the $2 billion Kano-Maradi, Niger Republic, standard gauge rail project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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The Federal Government has asked the contractor handling the Kano-Maradi railway project to consider using gas engines instead of diesel engines for the rail line rolling stock and more environmentally-friendly operations. The Permanent…
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