{"id":360452,"date":"2025-07-09T12:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=360452"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:51:29","slug":"nrc-fg-resumes-eastern-rail-rehabilitation-targets-port-harcourt-maiduguri-line-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/09\/nrc-fg-resumes-eastern-rail-rehabilitation-targets-port-harcourt-maiduguri-line-revival\/","title":{"rendered":"NRC: FG resumes Eastern rail rehabilitation, targets Port Harcourt\u2013Maiduguri line revival"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>NRC said state governments including Anambra and Enugu are keying into Tinubu\u2019s railway investment policy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Vandalism of rail infrastructure remains a major obstacle, with suspects arrested in Imo, Rivers, and Enugu states.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the Federal Government has resumed work on the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Eastern Railway Corridor.<\/p>\n<p>The railway district manager for the eastern district, Victor Adamu, said this in Enugu on Wednesday, during a national survey conducted by the NAN.<\/p>\n<p>Adamu stated that the reconstruction of the narrow gauge track had already commenced from Port Harcourt to Aba, in Abia State.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the eastern corridor connects Port Harcourt to Maiduguri and other regions, cutting across multiple states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis district covers Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, Rivers, and part of Egbede in Benue State, which is our boundary with the north-central district of about 110 kilometres,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very happy to state that the segment of the contract was handed over to NRC on November 28, 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that NRC coaches currently operate five days a week between Port Harcourt and Aba.<\/p>\n<p>He confirmed that work had been suspended on the stretch between Aba in Umuahia and Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>Adamu assured that the Federal Government was working to ensure resumption of construction along the affected section.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the project had been reactivated under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a project that the Southeast and other parts of the country will benefit from,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Government is doing a lot to see that the rail lines are working again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the managing director of NRC, Kayode Opeifa, visited Enugu in April for talks with the governors of Abia and Enugu states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that the visit will really bring out a lot of things that are going to happen on this corridor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He also disclosed that the Tinubu-led government had introduced a policy allowing state governments to invest in railway infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Anambra, Abia, and Enugu states had indicated interest in taking part in the policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this, I believe that very soon, we will start seeing the dividends from these policies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Adamu, however, described vandalism as the biggest challenge facing the NRC in the region.<\/p>\n<p>He said track materials and other facilities were frequently targeted by vandals.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the NRC is collaborating with the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the military and local vigilante groups.<\/p>\n<p>He said these efforts had led to several arrests of suspected vandals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some suspected vandals that were arrested in Imo, Rivers, and Enugu states,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are doing these because these facilities are meant for Nigerians, and we are expected to own them as Nigerians. 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