Day: 9 March 2026

AfDB targets Africa’s $25tr air travel opportunity

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has unveiled a continent-wide aviation financing platform aimed at unlocking large-scale investment in Africa’s fast-growing air transport market and turning rising passenger demand into sustainable airline profits. The initiative, known as the Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme, was presented at the Airlines, Capital and Connectivity Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya, where …

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How Expanded Abuja–Kaduna Rail Services Signal New Phase For Nigeria’s Railway

ABUJA – When the Nigerian Railway Corporation announced additional trips on the Abuja–Kaduna train service, it read at first like a routine operational update. But, beneath the new timetable lies a deeper economic signal: rail transport on one of Nigeria’s most strategic corridors is regaining momentum, with implications that stretch beyond mobility into commerce, urban …

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Opeifa Charts New Course For Nigerian Railway As Modernisation, Expansion Plans Gather Momentum

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, has highlighted key achievements in the corporation recorded in recent years while also detailing plans and institutional reforms designed to reposition the rail sector as a major engine of economic growth. Opeifa, made the disclosures during an appearance on Politics Tonight’ on TVC News, …

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