Tag: Rail Services

FG officially flags-off freight services on Itakpe-Warri rail line

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has officially flagged-off freight and haulage services on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line. It was gathered that this will mark the opening of the rail line for goods and cargo movement. Recall that Amaechi had, in a tweet on Wednesday, announced the official start of the movement when he said: “This Friday, we’ll officially flag off freight services and haulage activities on the Warri-Itakpe rail line”. The Itakpe-Warri railway line, which links Warri in Delta state to Ajaokuta, in Kogi State, was inaugurated by President…

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FG to commence construction of 4 new rail projects across Nigeria – Amaechi

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Federal Government is about to commence 4 new rail line projects in various parts of the country. This disclosure was made by Amaechi while speaking at the annual ministerial press briefing on programmes, projects and activities of the Federal Ministry of Transportation and its agencies on Friday, in Abuja. The listed rail line projects include Ibadan-Kano, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri, Kano-Maradi and Lagos-Calabar rail lines. Although the minister announced that the Federal Government was about to start the rail lines project, he…

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36 yrs after, Buhari commits to make P/Harcourt-Maiduguri rail-line work again

Aminu Imam

Abandoned since 1985, the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has expressed commitment to ensure that the Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line is resuscitated. The President spoke virtually yesterday during the ground-breaking ceremony of three projects, namely: the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Port Harcourt– Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge railway project, Bonny Deep Sea Port and Railway Industrial Park, Port-Harcourt. The President said the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri railway would reactivate economic activities along the Eastern corridor, which have been greatly affected by insecurity. He added that the country’s aspiration for nationwide transport infrastructure…

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Why we cannot reopen rail services – Amaechi

Ishaku Yohanna

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that reopening rail services in Nigeria could mean an additional 2,000 novel Coronavirus infections per day. Speaking on The Osasu Show, Amaechi said it is economically unwise to resume rail services now. “We are not in a hurry to reopen the train services, I had a conversation with the chairman in charge of the technical committee on COVID-19 and I did say economically it is not wise. “First, you have about 88 passengers per coach, and for you to run social distancing on…

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