The Nigeria Railway Corporation on Monday announced the commencement of rail service operations on the Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan standard gauge train. The Railway District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Oche explained that the newly introduced service provided fully air-conditioned train services in different categories. He said that the Lagos-Ibadan standard Read More…
The federal government says with the linkage of 156km Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line to Apapa seaport and construction of dry port in Omi Adio, near Ibadan, the perenial congestion in Apapa will be a thing of past. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this on Friday when he featured on Read More…
It was a carnival of sorts at various train stations along the Lagos-Ibadan rail as people gathered and hailed the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who rode on new trains in the company of top management staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). Elated Read More…