Asia's Oldest Railway Bloomberg - Indian Railways has floated a global tender to procure rails, a move that may end the monopoly of state-run supplier Steel Authority of India Ltd. as Asia’s oldest network seeks to plug a supply shortfall. The state-run freight and passenger carrier is seeking to buy 700,000 metric tons
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Nigeria Approves Rail Lines Linking Landlocked countries -Togo, Ghana
(Business Day) Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has explained reasons over the approval of a rail line linking Daura, Katisna State, and the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari. On his recent visit to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) for a stakeholders meeting involving the project handlers; Chinese Civil Engineering and
Why the delay in Calabar -Port Harcourt rail completion
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday attributed the delay in completion of Calabar-Port Harcourt, Kaduna-Kano rail projects to the non-payment of counterpart funding from the Chinese EXIM bank. The NRC’s Managing Director, Mr. Fidet Okhiri made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
Train derailment in India kills more than 20
Nigeria, Minister for Transport Sacks Train Station Manager, Ticket Seller
Nigerian, Minister for Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has ordered the removal of Station Managers, Ticket Sellers and Porters at Idu and Rigasa train station.The affected people are allegedly responsible for extorting money from passengers in Business Class. Passengers have in the last six weeks complained of extortion by Porters whose role
Abuja-Kaduna rail line generating N1m daily
Nigeria's minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the country's Abuja-Kaduna rail line, which commenced commercial operation in July 2016 now generates one million Naira ($3279) daily. In an interview with NAN, Amaechi said that the feat was due to the increase in passengers that patronise the rail. He attributed the passenger surge to the
Nigeria’s narrow gauge rail lines soon to be rehabilitated
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the two narrow gauge rail lines to be rehabilitated by General Electric (GE) being the Preferred bidder. The firm which received its letter of award from the government early this year would run the gauge rail for a period of 30 years. The agreement is being drafted
Nigeria Ports Cargo Landing to be freighted by rail by December
Nigeria Minister Of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Ameachi had said that by December cargoes landing at Apapa Ports, Lagos would be freighted by the railway. To achieve this, more locomotives and wagons are expected to be brought into the country before December. This would be a great improvement in the cargo
China delivers 2 standard gauge locomotives to Nigeria
Two locomotives of the 20 locomotives engines expected to arrive Nigeria from the Peoples Republic of China for the commencement of standard gauge rail operations in the country have been delivered. THE Nigerian government through a representative of its Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, took delivery of the two double-end-drivers-cabin
Ogun flyover, right of way stall Lagos- Ibadan standard gauge tracks
The formal laying of tracks of the N485 billion Lagos- Ibadan standard gauge rail is being stalled by right of way, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed yesterday. One of the challenges stalling the construction work is the ongoing construction of a flyover bridge at Ijoko, Ogun State. According to