The Lagos State Government has confirmed that its second rail project, the Red Line, will officially commence commercial operations on October 15. This announcement was made in a statement signed by Kolawole Ojelabi, Head of Corporate Communication at the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), and shared via the agency’s X account. The statement was … Read more
The Federal Government has put the construction of the Port Harcourt-Maidugiri Eastern rail line on hold due to insecurity and vandalism of railway infrastructure on the corridor. EKO HOT BLOG reports that this was disclosed by the Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Sambo, during the inspection of the project, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. EDITOR’S … Read more
Traffic will be diverted along Obafemi Awolowo Way EKO HOT BLOG reports that in continuation of the ongoing construction of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line, the Lagos State Government will close a lane on Obafemi Awolowo Way from Glass House to the Ikeja Local Government Secretariat from Thursday, 18th August to Thursday, 29th … Read more
Ogun, Lagos Sign MoU on rail project, target 2023 for operations ….Operations on the rail line are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2023. EDITOR’S PICK: Police Storm Peoples Gazette Newspaper’s HQ In Abuja, Arrest 5 Staff Akeredolu Reveals When He Will Buy Guns For His People Insecurity: Kano Govt Bans Tricycle Operations … Read more
An Igbo sociopolitical organization, the World Igbo Peoples Assembly, (WIPAS), has expressed dissatisfaction with approval of the narrow Gauge Rail for the eastern corridor. The group rejected the project, which is expected to link Port Harcourt to Maiduguri by rail, saying it amounts to continued marginalisation of the igbo tribe. The Igbo group lampooned the … Read more
Due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, the ongoing construction of Lagos-Ibadan rail project has been put to hold. Speaking on Thursday in a live programme on African Independent Television, Minister of Transportation , Rotimi Amaechi said the employees of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, the contractor handling the project , were still … Read more