Blog – Corbe Group

FG to unbundle Nigeria Railway Corporation for private sector investment

19 September 2024

https://guardian.ng/news/fg-to-unbundle-nigeria-railway-corporation-for-private-sector-investment/ The success of the locomotive retrofitting is firstly down to the innovation, tenacity and industry of the De Sadel Consortium, a gas, power and rail investor. Second, is...

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Arriva Group publishes 5-step plan to fix Britain’s railways

18 September 2024

Michael Holden | 18 September 2024 Arriva Group has published its recommendations to the UK Government on how using its five-step plan can help deliver an urgent reform. Accelerating The Government’s Ambition...

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Rail passengers endure 14-hour London-Scotland nightmare after train breakdown delays over 1,000 travellers

10 September 2024

https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/london-glasgow-avanti-west-coast-edinburgh-pendolino-train-rail-breakdown-abington-4775886 The West Coast Main Line is the UK’s busiest railway corridor and between the Tories, DfT, Avanti, Network Rail and the ORR, we’ve had an almighty cock up...

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5 key Chinese ‘Belt and Road’ projects underway in Africa

1 September 2024

https://www.voanews.com/a/key-chinese-belt-and-road-projects-underway-in-africa/7767507.html As FOCAC gets underway in Beijing in the next few days, it is not lost on its purpose of “equal consultation, enhancing understanding, expanding consensus, strengthening friendship and...

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Scramble for critical minerals spurs an African rail revival

24 August 2024

Bloomberg News | August 24, 2024 | News Africa Copper Lobito railway runs from Lobito port, on Angola’s Atlantic coast, to the DRC and Zambia. Credit: Ministry of Transport, Angola https://www.mining.com/web/scramble-for-critical-minerals-spurs-an-african-rail-revival/ Lots...

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NRC: Nigeria Needs $66bn to Effectively Deliver Rail Transport Infrastructure Nationwide

11 July 2024

The Channels interview with the MD of NRC, Engr. Fidet Okhiria was cringe worthy on many levels. It was as if the $66bn allegedly required for rail infrastructure was...

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Stakeholders propose NRC privatisation to curb train derailments

26 June 2024

https://punchng.com/stakeholders-propose-nrc-privatisation-to-curb-train-derailments/ Train derailments are not unusual in railways but given our relatively low traffic volumes, three derailments in three weeks is cause for serious concern. The attribution to vandalism...

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The Abuja light rail Cameo

25 May 2024

“In a riveting story last year, rail expert Rowland Ataguba, a member of the NRC, (sic) offered a penetrating analysis of ‘The Trouble With ‘Abuja Light Rail.’ If we...

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Government needs to unbundle NRC for rail transport efficiency – Ataguba

28 April 2024

By Daniel Adaji | 28th April 2024 Chief Executive Officer of Bethlehem Rail Infrastructure Ltd in London and Chairman of the Rail Work Group of the Nigerian Economic Summit...

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A Crumbling Metro Reveals Failed Promise of China’s Billions in Africa

12 April 2024

A $475 million light-rail system serving Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa shows how some China-funded infrastructure investments across the continent are now suffering from neglect. By Fasika Tadesse | April 12, 2024 at...

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