Tag: railways

Transportation

Lagos begins Carter railway channel to end Ebute Meta flooding

The Lagos State Government has taken decisive steps to permanently address decades-long flooding issues in Ebute Meta through the construction of the Carter Railway Drainage Channel. This major stormwater project will run through the Nigerian Railway Corporation corridor and discharge into the Iponri confluence on Western Avenue. The initiative was announced during a stakeholders meeting […]

Transportation

Nigeria Railways records 103% rise in Q3 2023 income

The Nigeria Railway Corporation generated around N1.895 billion in income from passenger and cargo transportation in the third quarter of 2023. The Times reported that this marks a 103.1% increase over the N933 million reported in the equivalent quarter of 2022. This is according to the most recent NBS Rail travel data for July, August, and […]