https://businessday.ng/news/article/nrc-running-at-a-loss-borrowing-to-sustain-operations-says-md/ A most interesting report. The NRC has indeed been running at a loss since 1964 so he is not telling us anything new. That’s 62 years of losses...
By Rowland Ocholi Ataguba The much anticipated ICRC PPP Summit has been and gone. It was well attended and refreshing to see how much interest and appetite there is...
Oluwatobi Ojabello | 3 February 2025 Railways are economic lifelines, providing an efficient means to transport people and goods while boosting growth. In Nigeria, former President Muhammadu Buhari aimed...
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...
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...
By By Dirisu Yakubu | 22 November 2023 The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr. Fidet Okhiria, has confirmed ticket racketeering by members of staff in the corporation....
NEIL LANCEFIELD, PA TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT | 15 November 2023 The Government has announced it “disagrees” with an HS2 Ltd estimate showing a “significant” increase in the cost of building...
By Abdullateef Aliyu | Saturday 11 November 2023 In November 2021, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) presented an Outline Business Case (OBC) certificate for the proposed electronic ticketing...
By Balarabe Alkassim | Friday 27 October 2023 The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to concession the operations and management of the railway system in...
By Lawrence Freemen | 21 August 2023 The African Union’s “Agenda 2063” includes plans for the African Integrated High Speed Rail Network (AIHSRN), a high speed rail line across...