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2 most warmly welcome you all to Nigeria s oldest parastatal

3 Nigerian Railway Corporation since 1898

4 Topic: An insight on Expectations in the Nigerian Rail Transportation Landscape Presentation by: Comr. Raphael B. Okoro President General, Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR) President, Africa Railway Workers Union (ARWU)

5 schedule of contents Our past: NRC s historical background NRC s statistics and realities Nigerian Railway: falling to pieces Past repositioning attempts on NRC Our Present: The 25-year Railway strategic vision Performance report of rehabilitation projects Fixed asset rehabilitation/procurement of rolling stock Modernization of rail system Development of standard gauge (new corridors) with completed feasibility Development of standard gauge (new corridors) with feasibility ongoing Coastal rail line by FMoT Modernization of rolling stock for narrow gauge track Current train operations The Future: Summary of key expectations in Nigeria s rail transport landscape

6 NRC s Historical Evolution Nigerian Railway system pioneered the rapid opening up of the geographical area called Nigeria to development and it represents the oldest modern transport mode in Nigeria; Railway development in Nigeria was initiated by private companies later taken over by the British colonial government as Government Railway for the monolithic purpose of cheap incursion into the hinterlands for the exploration of agrarian produce from the hinterlands to the seaports for onward movement to Europe and vice versa; The construction of the first rail in Nigeria happened in 1898 with the construction of 193Km Lagos Ibadan rail line which was operated and managed as government concern after completion in 1901; Subsequently, rail construction extended thus: 295Km Ibadan to Jebba ( ), 255Km Jebba to Minna ( ), 562Km Kano to Baro ( ), 243Km Port Harcourt to Enugu ( ), 220Km Enugu to Makurdi ( ), 179Km Kaduna to Kafanchan (1927), 101Km Kafanchan to Jos (1927), 238kM Kafanchan to Bauchi (1961); Nigerian Railway became an autonomous public corporation on October 1, 1955 courtesy statutory Act of Parliament of 1955 endorsing NRC for carriage of passengers and goods in a manner that offers full value for meet cost of operations, improve market share and quality of service, ensure safety of operations, meet social responsibility in a manner that will meet rail users requirements, trade, commerce, and general public.

7 NRC s statistics and realities Nigeria Land Area: 928,768sq km Population: 180million and still growing Nigeria s Coast line: 800km Airport served by rail: None Seaport served by rail: Apapa Port & Port Harcourt States served by rail: 22 out of 36 Total Workforce Structure: Consolidated Route Km: 3505Km Track Km: 4332Km Rail Gauge: narrow or cape gauge (1067mm or 3 6 ) Curves: 1000Km on mainline Traction: Diesel Train speed: On mainline 45km/h and 30km/h

8 Nigerian Railway: Falling to pieces Nigerian Railway that was vibrant from inception and declaring profits in the 1960s up to late 70s began to relapse into dysfunctional, moribund state owing to cumulative effect of prolonged neglect especially from Army government; Highly deficient in movable assets particularly locomotives and rolling stock; Tracks, other civil engineering assets not maintained; Harvest of staff retrenchment and steady loss of staff to retirement with grave impact on the manpower base of the Corporation; Salaries owed for four to ten months hence making railway unattractive to employable Nigerians; Almost total operational eclipse of the Nigerian Railway here; Hence remedial steps required to save Nigerian Railway

9 Past Repositioning Attempts on NRC The Rail India Technical and Economic Services, (RITES) was contracted by the Federal Government as technical management partner ( ); The Romanian Projects ( ) was to upgrade three major Railway workshops; China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) came in 1995 with contract mandate of rehabilitating the entire track network of the Corporation and to supply rolling stock; Rescoping of OBJ s 2006 blueprint on NRC and commencement of the on-going asset rehabilitation of NRC by Late Yar Adua which, so far, has yielded some milestones under GEJ Administration.

10 The 25-Year Railway Strategic Vision Phase 1 System Transition (Intended to make the railway system effectively operational and attractive to potential concessionaires) Phase 2 System Modernization (executed instantaneously together with phase 1 above) Phase 3 System Stabilization

11 Performance Report of Rehabilitation Projects ( ) contract Distance Contractor Contract sum Physical progress Track & Signalling Lagos - Jebba Track & Signaling Jebba - Kano Telecom & Signalling PH - Maiduguri Track PH - Makurdi Makurdi-Lafia-Kuru- Spur to Jos-Kafanchan and Kaduna 488Km CCECC #12,293,390, Completed and operational 636Km Costain W.A #12,169,237, Completed and operational 1,657Km Ansaldo A3 & O Ltd #5,616,459, Ongoing 463Km Eser Contracting W.A. #19,963,760, Ongoing 554Km CGGC #24,451,691, Ongoing Kuru-Maiduguri 649Km Lingo #23,720,359, Ongoing Zaria-Funtua-Gusau- Kaura Namoda 221Km Duluidas #3,200,000, Ongoing

12 Fixed Asset Rehabilitation/Procurement Of Rolling Stock Refurbished about 350 wagons; Refurbished about120 passenger coaches; Procured 40 pressurized oil tank wagons so far; Procured 2No 100 tons Telescopic Cranes and fully installed and in use; Procured 4No 60tons Overhead Cranes and fully installed and in use; Procured 3No Rail Inspection Vehicles; Procured 5 Rail Recovery Vehicles; Procured 25No 2500HP Mainline Locomotives from GE (Brazil); Procured 4No additional 1800HP Locomotives from China; 2No 3500HP Locomotives with in-built power cars and 5No Air-conditioned Coaches for standard gauge tracks to be delivered in 1 st quarter 2015; 2No 18-Seater Rail Buses and 18No Rail Cars for track maintenance; Procured 6No 68-Seater Modern Passenger Coaches; Procured 2 sets of DMUs already deployed in Lagos and Kaduna; Procured 3No Wheel Lathe machines and fully installed and in use; Procured 11 No 1 st class coaches, 6No supplied and awaiting supply of 5No to make a total of 11No; e.t.c.

13 Modernization of Railway System Programme The completion of the 278Km Ajaokuta/Itakpe to Warri Standard Gauge by 2 nd quarter of 2015; The construction of 187.5Km Abuja (Idu) to Kaduna Standard Gauge in progress to be delivered for operation by the end of 2014; The construction of 2X180Km (double track) Lagos to Ibadan Standard Gauge already awarded and awaiting funding arrangement;

14 Development of Standard Gauge (New Corridors) with Feasibilities already Completed High speed 615Km Lagos to Abuja; 821Km Ajaokuta (Eganyi)-Obajana-Jakura-Baro-Abuja with additional line from from Ajaokuta-Otukpo including anyigba-ejule-ida-adoru-nsukka-adani- Omor-Anaku-Aguleri-Nsugbe-Onitsha rail line; 520Km Zaria-Kaura Namoda-Sokoto-Illela-Birnin Konni (Niger Republic); 500Km Benin-Agbor-Onitsha-Nnewi-Owerri-Aba- with additional line fromonitsha-enugu-abakaliki; 280Km Eganyi (Near Ajaokuta)- Lokoja-Abaji-Abuja;

15 Development of Standard Gauge (New Corridors) with Feasibilities On-going 354Km Kano-Bichi-Katsina-Jibiya; 408Km Sokoto-Birnin Kebbi-Jega-Yauri-Makera- with branch to Kotangora; 340Km Aba-Ikot Ekpene-Ibiono-Itu (Spur Uyo) Odukpani Calabar; 1,552Km PH-Aba-Umuahia- Enugu-Makurdi-Lafia-Kuru-bauchi-Gombe-Biu- Maiduguri; 1069Km Calabar-Ikom-Obudu-Ogoja-Katsina Ala-Wukari-Jalingo-Yola- Maiduguri; 707Km Kano-Nguru-Gashua-Damaturu-Maiduguri-Gamboru Ngala.

16 Coastal Rail Line as Proposed by the FMoT Presently, a framework agreement has been signed on May 5, 2014 between the FMoT and CCECC for the construction of Coastal Railway line linking 10 States with the following alignment: Lagos-Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Ore-Benin City-Sapele-warri-Yenagoa-PH-Aba-Uyo- Calabar with another section from Benin City-Abudu-Agbor-Ogwashi Uku- Onitsha including Onitsha railway bridge.

17 Modernization of Rolling Stock for Narrow Gauge Track All as enumerated below to be completed 1 st quarter of 2015: Modernization of 60Nos Flat Bed Wagons for movement of bonded containers from the seaports; Modernization of 20Nos PXG (Pan Xtra Goods) Covered Wagons ideal for movement of bagged cement; Modernization of 4No CHW (Cover Hopper Wagons) ideal for movement of wheat, other grains; Modernization of 6Nos Power Cars (where electricity is being supplied from on-train generators for powering air-conditioners and lightings in passenger coaches).

18 Current Trains Operations 1. Intra-city Mass Transit: Lagos MTTs: 16 trains per week-day moving about 16,000 passengers daily between Agbado/Ijoko and Iddo/Apapa; 6 trains on Saurdays moving about 6,000 passengers between Agbado/Ijoko and Iddo/Apapa; Kaduna intra-city MTTs: 10 trains, moving about 10,000 passengers daily; Train service to be flagged off this week on PH Enugu line; 2. Inter-city Passenger Service: Lagos-Kano-Lagos, once per week moving about 2,500 passengers per week; Lagos Ilorin-Lagos trains, 3 times per week, moving about 6,000 passengers weekly; Offa-Kano-Offa train, once a week moving about 2,000 passengers weekly; Minna Kaduna-Minna train, 3 times a week, moving about 3,500 passengers weekly; Kano-Nguru train, 2 times per week, moving about 1,000 passengers and 200tons of luggage and parcels;

19 Current Trains Operations Conts 3. Freight Trains: Lafarge Cement Traffic, Lagos to Kano, carrying about 3,000tons monthly; Flour Mills (Wheat) Traffic, Lagos to Kano, carrying about 500tons per month; Track materials for contractors, about 3,000tons monthly; Sand traffic from Oturkpo-Makurdi, about 4,000tons monthly; Movement of NRC s petroleum product from Lagos to Kano; Other traffic, about 1000tons monthly; 4. Excursion Train Service: Highly patronized by schools, tourists, fun-seekers during festive periods.

20 Summary of Key Expectations at Post Phase 3 (System Stabilization) Period and beyond On the strength of the foregoing and with successful completion of the last phase of the ongoing rehabilitation (i.e. System stabilization), Nigeria and its commuting populace wait to have a renewed rail transport industry with well-developed infrastructure erasing the present letter H rail track and eventually becoming horizo-vertical in spread; That attracts increasing market share of passenger and freight traffic; That entrenches environmental sustainability via reduction in emission of carbon monoxide which comes with reduction in traffic offer to road mode; That serves as nerve-centre of inter-modal transport system; That achieves stronger national integration and contributes to livability of Nigerians; That inspires growth in estate business and small scale business;

21 Key expectation conts That serves as instructive tool in population distribution; That generates safe, cheap, and efficient rail transport services; That inspires the development of Inland Container Deports along the track corridor to support decongestion of seaports; That is attractive to sincere, workable, public-spirited private sector participation to deepen infrastructural development and service efficiency; That operates under an enabling legal framework that emphasizes safety and corporate social responsibility for the masses; Above all, Nigerians wait to see a railway system that strikes a departure from present state where NRC lacks the necessary welfare and salary package that is never motivating and capable of keeping employable Nigerian graduates on the job for a pensionable period.

22 Thank you all for your attention.