Tag: train
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Senegal launches its first ever ultra-modern commuter train since 1960
Senegal launches its first ever ultra-modern commuter train since 1960
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BREAKING: FG declares free Christmas train rides for passengers
FG declares free Christmas train rides for passengers
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CBN offer N500m grant for university, polytechnic students
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said it will support youths in tertiary institutions with grants to promote entrepreneurship and reduce unemployment. The CBN disclosed this on Wednesday in a report, titled: “Guidelines for the implementation of tertiary institutions entrepreneurship scheme”. “Five top Nigerian polytechnics and universities with the best entrepreneurial pitches/ideas shall be…
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JUST IN: Controversies as police refute senator’s claim ‘Terrorists’ attacked Abuja-Kaduna train
The Kaduna State police command has debunked reports claiming that “terrorists” attacked a train along the Abuja-Kaduna rail track on Wednesday night. Senator Shehu Sani, who represented the Kaduna Central senatorial district in the 8th Senate, had claimed that the alleged terrorists “attacked the Kaduna Abuja railway with an explosive and opened fire on the…
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Railway corporation to reduce number of trips on Abuja-Kaduna route
Railway corporation to reduce number of trips on Abuja-Kaduna route
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Why we increased fares for Warri-Itakpe train service – FG
Why we increased fares for Warri-Itakpe train service – FG
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Why we may stop using Warri-Itakpe train service – Travellers
Warri-Itakpe train service
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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…
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Nigeria shops for new lenders for Ibadan-Kano rail, dumps China offer
The Federal Government is shopping for new loans to finance its Ibadan-Kano rail project which will cost about $11 billion. The earlier impression was that China would provide the loans. This was the assumption, especially since the China Civil Engineering Construction Corp (CCECC) has been contracted to construct the line, along with refurbishing the old…