The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority has announced extended train operations on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line ahead of The Experience 2025, a major Christian concert expected to draw thousands of worshippers to Lagos Island this weekend. In a Wednesday statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communication, Kolawole Ojelabi, LAMATA said the…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has applauded the judgment of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, which on Thursday sentenced two railway vandals to two years imprisonment each for tampering with critical components on the Warri–Itakpe rail corridor. Justice A. I. Kala convicted the defendants, Mudansuru Mutari, 27, and Blorie Kokori, 39, after…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise and invest more in local engineers, noting that doing so would save the country billions of dollars in foreign expenditure. Dr. Opeifa made the call on Wednesday while receiving the leadership of…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has expressed readiness to partner with the Southwest Development Commission (SWDC) to revive dormant railway routes across the region as part of efforts to deepen rail connectivity and stimulate economic development. Managing Director of the NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, stated this on Tuesday when he received the…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has reaffirmed that no legitimate trader will lose their land or business premises as the corporation commences a comprehensive facelift of the historic Iddo Train Station. Dr. Opeifa gave the assurance during a meeting with leaders of the Iddo Train…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has reaffirmed the corporation’s commitment to strengthening transparency, accountability, and ethical conduct across its operations. Dr. Opeifa gave the assurance on Friday during the inauguration of the newly reconstituted Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) at the corporation’s headquarters in Lagos….
By OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD) has joined other key stakeholders from Nigeria at an international seminar on Rail Transit Intelligence Control Systems hosted by the China Railway Signal and Communication (CRSC) Group in Beijing, China. The two-week programme, holding from November 20 to December 4, 2025, brings together representatives…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation has apologized to all passengers on the afternoon belt of the Abuja–Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) over the delay they experienced following a procedural safety decision to change the backup engine that lost power moments after the train departed. The Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr….
