The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has expressed concern over the rate of vandalism and theft of its infrastructure across the country. Its Managing Director, Mr Freeborn Okhirie, voiced this concern during a visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, headquarters in Abuja. Okhirie commended the NSCDC for its unwavering efforts in protecting…
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has disclosed that the removal of the track fastening clips by vandals resulted in the technical hitch experienced on the Abuja-Kaduna train route on Wednesday evening. The Deputy Director of Public Relations, Yakub Mahmood, in a statement on Wednesday, explained that the vandals had removed the track fastening clips leading…
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Committed to the vision of continuous innovation and leading in the Nigerian e-hailing space, businessman Obi Cubana has unveiled Enviable Transport in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on Friday. This is coming days after Enviable Transport took delivery of over 100 units of hybrid electric vehicles (EV) as part of the company’s devotion to…
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As the federal government prepares to completely deregulate the downstream sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry in the coming months, stakeholders in the sector have told Nigerians to be ready to pay as much as N750 per litre of petrol at filling stations. This was the highpoint of stakeholders’ interventions during an online…
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The train plying the Warri-Itakpe route was today reported to have derailed, forcing many of the passengers to be stranded. According to sources , the incident happened inside a Kogi forest, with many of the passengers said to have abandoned the train for fear of being taken hostage. It was gathered that the train which…
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A woman was yesterday killed by an Abuja-bound train in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The accident happened around 9:56 am while the train conveying passengers from Rigasa ran into a car on the rail tracks. The woman was said to have had her car windows wound up and was playing loud music….
The Second Niger Bridge would be officially opened by 12:01am on Thursday, December 15, 2022 to January 15, 2023, as confirmed by the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola. Fashola, who took a walk round the bridge during an inspection of the project, urged road users plying the bridge to drive safely and responsibly in order…
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By NAN The second Niger bridge has reached 95 per cent completion and will be ready for use by the beginning of 2024. Mr Seyi Martins, Ag. Controller of Works in Anambra and Engineers’ representative on the project, said this when he received members of the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) at…
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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has on Tuesday paid a working visit to Minister of Works and Housing His Excellency Babatunde Raji Fashola and Minister of State for Works and Housing Hon. Ibrahim Umar El-Yakub in Abuja. The Governor discussed the Kishi – Kaiama, Ilorin – Kabba, Ilorin – Jebba federal roads, amongst others with…
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The Tricycle Owners and Operators of Nigeria (TOOAN), on Saturday, called for a different identity for tricycle riders to enable them to address their peculiar issues and improve their welfare. The Lagos State Chairman of the association, Azeez Abiola, said the time is ripe for a separate and independent association for tricycle riders. Mr Abiola,…
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