Tag: Railway
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FG denies diversion of $3bn railway project by minister to home state
The Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMT) has described as false a report claiming that Sen. Said Alkali, the Minister of Transport, diverted three billion dollars railway project from South-East to his home state, Gombe for political gain.
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Railway: FG told to link Warri-Itakpe train service to Abuja
Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has urged the Federal Government to link the Itakpe corridor to Abuja to speed up development in the country.
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FG completes 63km Port Harcourt-Aba railway project
The Federal Government announced on Wednesday that it has completed the 63-kilometer Port Harcourt-Aba railway project. The Port Harcourt-Aba project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Removal of railway coaches from Borno “suspicious, unfair’’ – Zulum
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 visited the
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Railway management moves to secure properties nationwide
The Railway Property Management Company (RPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), said it has concluded arrangements to finalise its computerised Property and Tenant Register. Timothy Zalanga, Director of the RPMC, disclosed this on Friday while addressing a press conference in Kaduna. Zalanga, who noted that the RPMC was saddled with the responsibility…
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Nigerian Railway 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 Transportation Data for 2021 released in Abuja on Wednesday.
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Remaining kidnapped railway passengers must be rescued alive – Buhari insists
President Muhammadu Buhari has again directed that the remaining kidnapped railway passengers must be brought home alive The president gave the directive in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the presidential aide, the nation’s military and security agencies are aware of their duty to the nation
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Railways cautions Nigerians against fake tickets website
The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has cautioned Nigerians against a fictitious website inviting the unsuspecting general public to question and answer quiz that attracts monetary benefit. The Deputy Director, Public Relations Department of NRC, Malam Yakub Mahmood, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos.
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Railways generate N327m monthly – NRC MD
The rail sector of the transportation industry generates an average of N327 million monthly, Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria has said. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the NRC Managing Director made this known in Abuja on Thursday. Okhiria said the Abuja-Kaduna route generated an average of N265 million; Lagos-Ibadan, N17 million; while Warri-Itakpe…
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Train Breakdown: Railway vandals steal train parts frequently, Amaechi laments
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has lamented that train vandals frequently steal railway clips which leads to huge losses for the federal government. He said this on Friday at the ministerial media briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister at the briefing proposed that vandals caught stealing railway…