2018 may no longer be the year of the rail

By LakinbofaGoodluck The popular catchphrase in the transportation sector for the most part of 2017 was…

FG to spend extra income from rising oil prices on roads, rail, power- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to spend income accruing to the country from rising oil prices…

NRC moves paltry 3,360 containers from Apapa port by rail in 2017

  The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said it was ale to transport only 3,360 containers from…

Buhari: We’ll end rice importation, boost rail transport in 2018

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday set an ambitious target in his New Year message to end the…

Why rail projects are delayed – NRC MD 

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday attributed the delay in completion of Calabar-Port Harcourt, Kaduna-Kano…

Man pleads guilty to stealing rail fastenings 

A 25-year-old man, Mohammed Jamilu was arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for stealing…

Indian minister to quit office following rail derailments

Indian Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday offered to step down following two rail derailments few…

Lagos-Ibadan Rail: Residents beg for compensation as NRC begins demolition

Residents of Agbado Railway Station Community in Ogun State have appealed to the Nigeria Railway Corporation…

Lagos-Ibadan standard rail gauge to begin operation Jan 2019

The Chairman, Board of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Usman Abubakar, says construction of Lagos-Ibadan standard rail…

FG borrows $6.1bn from China for rail projects

The Federal Government has concluded plans to borrow $6.1bn from Chinese Exim Bank to complete all…

FG suspends cattle transport by rail

The Federal Government has suspended transportation of cattle from the Northern part of the country to…

Petroleum products will soon be transported by rail – GM, PEF

Plans are underway to transport petroleum products by rail to some parts of the country, Goddy…