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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, visited Milwaukee in the United States on Tuesday to finalize the purchase of two of Talgo’s Series 8 train sets for the Red Line rail project in Lagos State. In a statement by Governor Sanwo-Olu, the two new trains were originally intended to...

The Federal Government on Friday announced a free train ride from December 24 to January 4 for Nigerians. Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, said: “The decision which was made in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation, is to ease movement of citizens during the yuletide. “This is...

  The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said that the Lagos Blue rail lines will be operational by Dec. 31, 2022. The Railway Engineer of LAMATA, Mr Joseph Akinpelu, said this when he led 57 Students of Leisure and Tourism Management (LTM), Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech), Epe...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said train services would resume on the Abuja-Kaduna route on Saturday. The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) had announced suspension of its operation on the route following explosive attack on some portions of the tracks on Wednesday. The NRC in a statement on Thursday...

The Federal Government of Nigerian (FGN) has approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Standard Gauge Rail line at the sum of $11.17billion. The approval was given at Wednesday’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who...

Catalyst Mobile Nigeria Limited, providers of Drops cab hailing service, is set to roll out the first wholly indigenous cab hailing service in Port Harcourt by July 2021. With its range of designated economy and luxury class of vehicles, the service is aimed at providing excellent transport service to residents...

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has canvassed the need for the construction of hotels for passengers convenience at stations along the new Lagos-Ibadan railway corridors. Amaechi made call during an inspection of the new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway project on Wednesday. The minister, who stressed the need for...

The Lagos State Government has said it is determined to ensure that the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line becomes operational latest by the fourth quarter of 2022. The Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this in statement on Tuesday in Lagos after the...

  The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said that the Lagos Blue and Red rail lines will be operational by December 2022. The General Manager of the agency, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, made the disclosure during a visit by the officials of the Office of Transformation, Creativity and innovation,...

  The Lagos State Government has launched PayVIS, a number plate detection platform that captures vehicle offenders when they violate traffic laws and then bills offenders. PayVIS is an initiative of the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service. According to the information contained in the website of PayVis “PlateDetect (otherwise known...