Transport Minister, Alkali Directs CCECC's to Speed Up Port Harcourt- Maiduguri Railway Project In a recent inspection visit to the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri Narrow Gauge Railway Project, the Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali, expressed his deep disappointment with the slow progress of...

Railway Debt Servicing Gulps N246bn   The Federal Government spent $548.67m (N246.11bn using the official exchange rate of N448.55 to a dollar by the Central Bank of Nigeria ) to service railway-related debts between 2016 and 2022, according to Nigeria’s external debt service payments reports by...

Railway e-ticketing Solutions Get ICRC's Approval   After more than two years, the coast is getting clearer for the implementation of the electronic ticketing solutions for the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) last week issued a “Certificate of no Objection” on...

1,000 Indigenous Firms Apply For Railway Contracts In 2018 - NRC At least 1,000 indigenous companies have submitted applications for various railway contracts in the 2018 fiscal year, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said. The contractors prospecting for different railway projects were unveiled on Wednesday during...