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Kano-Kaduna rail line project to commence July -Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said that as the ministry was rounding up the Lagos-Ibadan rail project billed to be inaugurated in June, the ministry was set to commence work to link Kano-Kaduna with rail.
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First female train driver in Nigeria pursuing dream on China-constructed rail line
In Abuja, capital of Nigeria, there is a large train station – Idu station. It is where the Abuja-Kaduna rail line starts, and also an important stop of Abuja light rail.
On 7:00 am, passengers would line up in front of the ticket!-->!-->!-->…
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NPA: Hadiza Usman Breaks Silence, Reacts to Amaechi’s Allegations
The suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, has refuted allegations of failing to remit the operating surplus of the agency to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CFR).
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Igbo Ukwu Firm Rolls Out Nigeria’s First Gas-powered Buses
By Teddy Nwanunobi
The Federal Government’s declaration of the ‘Decade of Gas’ may have already begun to yield fruits, as OMAA, an indigenous energy firm at Igbo Ukwu, Anambra State, has made history when it rolled out Nigeria’s first!-->!-->!-->…
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OMAA rolls out first locally assembled gas-powered buses
An indigenous energy firm, OMAA has rolled out Nigeria’s first locally assembled natural gas-powered buses and are already producing in volumes.
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Buhari To Roll Out Autogas Programme …Plans 1m Vehicles Conversion By End Of 2021
President Muhammadu will on Tuesday, December 1, roll out the much awaited National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) in Abuja.
The event would herald the formal dispensing of autogas (CNG & LPG) products at two NNPC Retail Stations,!-->!-->!-->…
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FG announces 100% increase in train fare …gives reasons
The Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi has announced a 100% increment in train fare for the Abuja to Kaduna service.
Amaechi, on Saturday told reporters that the fair will double due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BREAKING: President Buhari Names Railway Station After Goodluck Jonathan
Tolu Ogunlesi, Special Assistant to President Buhari on Digital and New Media, disclosed this on Twitter on Saturday.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of the railway complex in Agbor, Delta State, after Nigeria's!-->!-->!-->…
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Inter-state Transporters Seek FG’s Incentives to Survive Lockdown Pains
-By Ironhand S. Chukwuemeka
Transport companies whose ‘luxury’ and minibuses have been off the road since the advent of COVID-19 may not be able to recover from the ban on inter-state transportation if the Federal Government does not!-->!-->!-->…
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NRC to begin hourly train service on Abuja-Kaduna route in April – MD
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) will have a train service every hour on the Abuja-Kaduna train service in April this year.
Currently, the train services operates within intervals of about!-->!-->!-->…
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