The Federal Government has taken a significant step towards enhancing transportation infrastructure in Nigeria by ordering the linking of the Port Harcourt-Aba rail line to the Port Harcourt and Onne Ports in Rivers State. This move comes as the construction of the rail line has reached an advanced stage of completion.Senator Saidu Alkali, the Minister of Transportation, made this announcement during a discussion with journalists in Port Harcourt after inspecting th...

An electrician identified as Bright Okon has been pronounced dead at the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia State after he fell off ladder.A source confirmed that the incident took place on Thursday at about 12:30pm when the 24-year-old was carrying out maintenance work at Evergreen Hotel, Umuahia.He was said to be at the top of the ladder when he was suddenly electrocuted. That was when he lost balance, and landed on the ground where he sustained injury on his he...

The Federal Government, on Saturday, said train services on the Port Harcourt to Aba route would commence operations by the end of March.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Mr. Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this in Port Harcourt after leading a delegation t...