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Etihad Rail was founded in June 2009 following the passage of Federal Law No. 2. [1] In April 2024, Etihad Rail and Oman Rail announced a new joint venture, Hafeet Rail, that will construct 300 km (190 mi) of new railway to connect the Etihad Rail network at Abu Dhabi with the port of Sohar, Oman, passing through Al Ain. [8]
The Nigeria Union of Railwaymen (NUR) is a trade union representing workers in the rail industry in Nigeria. The union was founded in 1978, when the Government of Nigeria merged five unions: [1] Association of Locomotive Drivers, Firemen, Yard Staff and Allied Workers' Union; National Union of Railway Workers of Nigeria
Abuja Rail Mass Transit commonly known as Abuja Light Rail is a regional rail transport system in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. It is the first rapid transit system in the country and in West Africa and the second such system in sub-saharan Africa (after Addis Ababa Light Rail ).
Rail transport in the United Arab Emirates is an expanding mode of transport. Etihad Rail is the national railway company, and is a state-owned company . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Lagos Rail Mass Transit is a system being developed and under construction in Lagos, Nigeria. The system (the first modern rail-based public transport in Sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa ) is being sponsored by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and is envisioned to consist eventually of seven lines. [ 8 ]
Nigeria - The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation unit signed a $3.5bn contract with the Ogun State in April 2015 to construct a railway line through the state. Senegal - CRCC signed a $1.26 bn deal with the government of Senegal for work on 644.6 km (400.5 mi) of the rail line from Dakar to the Malian border.
Railway lines in Nigeria (4 P) P. Proposed rail infrastructure in Nigeria (1 C) R. Rail infrastructure in Lagos (1 C, 2 P) S. Standard gauge railways in Nigeria (5 P)
The Ministry of Transportation is a branch of the federal government of Nigeria responsible for watching the movement of people and goods across the country. Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali is the Minister of Transportation. [2] The ministry oversees road vehicles, aviation, and rail transport. [3] [4]