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Published 14 May 2021
Eighty-six freight trains have recently arrived in Nigeria, according to a statement released on Friday by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd.
The statement revealed that the 86 freight trains will be used on standard gauge railways in different parts of Nigeria.
“Recently, the first batch of 86 freight trains arrived in Nigeria. They will be used on standard gauge railways like the Abuja-Kaduna Railway, Itakpe-Warri Railway, and Lagos-Ibadan Railway.
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“This will also be our first time undertaking Port-Railway intermodal transport during the trial operation of the Lagos-Ibadan railway,” the statement partly read.
According to the statement, the 86 freight trains were only transported under six days, rather than the estimated 30 days to arrive in the country.
37-kilometre LRMT Red Line will be capable of moving one million commuters daily
12 May 2021 |
Michael Marray
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has started the construction of the first phase of Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line project in Lagos, Nigeria. It is the second light rail project that the company has implemented in Lagos State, after the LRMT Blue Line project.
In mid-April Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the 37-kilometre Red Line, which will run between Agbado and Marina, moving over one million commuters daily.
The first phase of the project, which will partially run on an existing rail track being upgraded as part of the Lagos-Ibadan Railway Modernization Project, will comprise eight stations and should be operational by the last quarter of 2022.
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Ancient kings of Siam (present-day Thailand) would sometimes give a white elephant to their enemies. This apparent ‘Royal gift’ meant doom for the recipient because white elephants were considered sacred and needed special care, were not allowed to work and could not be sold, given away or killed.
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6 May 2021
COVID-19 continues to spread in Fiji, whilst the nationwide vaccine rollout in Papua New Guinea has commenced, Hugh McClure writes.
There are now 51 active cases of COVID-19 in Fiji, following the detection of the Indian variant of the virus in the country. Fiji has now recorded 121 cases of COVID-19 and two deaths. 55,000 tests have been conducted in the country, with almost 6,000 in the past fortnight alone.
Case numbers continue to rise in Papua New Guinea (PNG), which has now recorded 11,407 cases and 121 deaths. The United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 has now been detected in Guam, which has recorded 7,784 cases and 137 deaths.