The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali has disclosed that the potential of rail transport system will make it displace the oil sector as the greatest contributor to Nigeria’s revenue in a short while. The Minister made this known Friday while on an inspection of the ongoing Kano-Daura-Maradi rail project alongside members of the […]
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ATACA Workshop: Government has no business selling train tickets – Expert
Responding to concerns on the increasing cases of racketeering of passenger train tickets in Nigeria railway system, the Executive Director of Aulic Group, Prof. Nick Ezeh, who is also an expert in the transportation industry has said the government has no business selling train tickets. Prof. Ezeh who was speaking Thursday at the 4th edition […]
Railway: FG Seeks Funding from China for Completion across Nigeria
In a bid to ensure a speedy completion of the ongoing railway modernization projects across the country, the Federal Government is engaging with the Chinese government in bilateral talks to secure funding. The Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali, disclosed this during a tour with members of the National Assembly committees on land transportation and oversight […]
Railway Engineering: Second Batch of Nigerians trained in China return
Nigeria Vice President, Hashim Shettima, has said that the Federal Government of Nigeria, targets 40 percent of its GDP from the transportation sector to fully utilize the nation’s population of o er 200 million, hence the ongoing railway sector reformation programm.The Vice- President, made the remark Friday, while receiving officially the second batch of Nigerian […]
Abuja-Kaduna train service to resume next week amidst tight security
The Minister of Transportation Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has disclosed that full train service on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor will resume in a week’s time. The Minister disclosed this on Sunday during an inspection tour of the Abuja-Kaduna rail line in preparation for the full resumption of the train service which has been shut down for […]
Abuja-Kaduna train service to resume, FG denies paying ransom for released victims
Minister of Transportation, Mua’zu Sambo, has disclosed that with the release of the entire victims of the Kaduna train attack, the ministry will begin the process of opening the Abuja-Kaduna train service. The Minister who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday added that although diplomacy was involved in their release, no kobo […]
KANO-KADUNA RAIL: JUST 12 PERCENT WORK DONE IN 11 MONTHS INSPITE COMPLETION PROMISE
The contractors of the much talked about Kaduna – Kano rail line China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) has delivered just 12% percent of work eleven months after President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the project, the Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo has disclosed. Recall that the former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi had in March […]
I will transform industrial, economic activities through rail transport – Buhari
By Nats Odaudu President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday flagged off the commercial operation of the 157km double track Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. During the epoch making event, the President disclosed that the project signals another milestone in the drive of this Administration to revitalize the railway system, establish it as a choice mode […]
Lagos-Ibadan railway to be commissioned June, Amaechi wants patronisers of vandals arrested
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that the Lagos-Ibadan Railway will be commissioned in June by President Muhammadu Buhari. Though he was yet to ascertain the exact date of the official commissioning, he revealed that he has gotten presidential clearance for the much anticipated event. The Minister spoke on Saturday at Ibadan during […]