Tag: Nigeria Railway Corporation

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Business

FEC approves N454bn for rail transport, others 

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a sum of N453.90bn for the purchase of rolling stock, operation, and maintenance equipment for the Kano-Maradi standard gauge rail line, which is presently being built. The Punch reported that the approved amount also includes N510.93m, which will be used to acquire four customised fire service and search […]

Transportation

FG reconnects bombed train line, airlines decry fuel hike

The Federal Government through the Nigeria Railway Corporation on Thursday announced that it had reconnected the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service line that was bombed by terrorists on March 28, 2022, in Kaduna. It made this public just as domestic airlines raised an alarm on Thursday over the hike in aviation fuel and its impact on airfares […]