The Federal Government on Tuesday flagged off commercial train operations on the Port Harcourt-Aba rail line for use by members of the public. The commencement of the train service has previously been postponed twice. But the Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, performed the commencement of commercial services on the 62.0 kilometres of the Port
The Abandoned Railway and Trains in Enugu State (pictures)
The sorry state of some pre-colonial infrastructure in Nigeria would leave you emotionally down especially if you actually witnessed it during its beautiful days. Railway system used to be something of pride and joy to most Nigerians as proper and well connected rail lines used to work in Nigeria. Rail via Enugu, Owerri, Aba, kaduna,
Anambra State Govt Plans Rail Line To Link 21 LGAs
Plans are under way by the Anambra State government to construct a rail line that will connect all the twenty-one Local Government Areas of the State. The Commissioner for Transport Mrs Patricia Igwebuike, who disclosed this in an ABS Radio and Television programme in Awka said that the move which is part of the efforts
Railway workers declare 3-day warning strike over ‘poor welfare’
The National Union of Railway Workers (NURW) has declared a three-day warning strike nationwide. In a statement on Friday, the union and its senior staff workers stated that the strike will begin on November 18 to protest their “poor welfare”. In a circular, the union also notified its members in Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Zaria, Minna,