Eko Hot Blog reports that the first container freight train of the Lagos-Ibadan railway, on Thursday, set off from Apapa Port in Lagos State. The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) announced the development on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS Alex Alaka Speaks On Son’s New Marriage, Shares Secrets To A Successful Marriage (Full Speech) ‘I’m Pleading … Read more
Vandals attack train in the bush, damage Lagos-Ibadan Railway Track EKO HOT BLOG reports that suspected hoodlums peregrinating Lagos-Ibadan railway track forced train movement to temporarily stop in the early hours of Saturday. Passengers aboard the train which departed the Obafemi Awolowo Train Station in Ibadan at 8:30am on Saturday were said to have been … Read more
“The connection through rail would position Nigerian ports as the choice for import and export business of the people of landlocked Niger Republic.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has officially inaugurated the 157km double track Lagos-Ibadan Railway project at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station, Ebute Metta, Lagos. President Buhari, while inaugurating the … Read more
Four days after the last inspection tour of the Lagos-Ibadan Railway Project, where the Hon. Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi expressed displeasure over the slow pace of work in which he mounted pressure on the contractors (CCECC) to speed up the level of work, the Minister has satisfactorily confirmed that there had … Read more
The Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that long awaited rail line from Lagos-Ibadan will be commissioned in April. This was disclosed yesterday by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi while appearing as a guest on Good Morning Nigeria, a current affair programme of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA. Amaechi who underscored the importance … Read more
Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, has bemoaned the pilfering of clips, bolts and knots on the Lagos/Ibadan rail line. He said 5,000 clips and 10,000 bolts as well as knots had been replaced along the rail track and there is a possibility of an accident without those instruments. Read Also: Soldier … Read more