More than three decades after the commencement of construction on a 276-kilometre standard gauge rail line linking Warri in Delta State to Ajaokuta, Kogi State, train operation will begin on the route in two weeks, the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr  Fidet Okheria, has said.

Okheria, who spoke at a press briefing in Lagos, said it was heart-warming that the standard gauge rail line would finally come alive as part of efforts of the Federal Government to deliver functional and modern rail sytem.

He, however, said that the new train would run while the rebuilding of the vandalised railway stations along the route and signalling system would be ongoing.

Okheria said this was to avert fresh vandalising of railway equipment in the area by hoodlums who took advantage of the prolonged abandonment to wreck havoc on the facilities initially erected there.

“In two weeks’ time, we want to ride on the train from Itakpe-Ajaokuta to Warri. This will enable us to assess what they have done and to know when the full operation will be inaugurated,” he said.

The NRC MD expected that the line would be fully opened to members of the public for use by August.

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, while inspecting the project in Warri last year hinted that the new rail line would start operation at the end of the second quarter this year.

He said that the Federal Government had included it in the budget, adding, “There are two phases of the contracts; the first one was awarded in 1987. We have a directive from the Federal Government that we must complete the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line and it was put in this year budget.

“By the end of December last year, we had disbursed some money to the contractors; Julius Berger and others to commence work, so we have come to see how far.”

The minister also said, “We are constructing bridges too in order to reduce contact with humans beings who would try to cross the track because this is a speed lane and once it starts, it is going to be 120 to 150km per hour because it is a standard gauge.

“If this contract was completed within the time it was awarded, Nigeria would have been the first country in Africa to have a standard gauge line.”The project, otherwise called the central railway line, was initially planned to be delivered in five years, but was stalled for decades due to paucity of funds.

The rail line from Warri, passing through Itakpe, Ajaokuta, Agbor and Ore, with six stations along the route, was conceived to carry steel products and raw materials from the Delta Steel Company, Aladja, but was abandoned after about 254 kilometres had been done.

The project was reactivated in 2009 with the Federal Government agreeing to pay N33bn for the design and completion of the remaining 22 kilometres.

The contract was awarded to Team Nigeria and Julius Berger, and was meant to be delivered in March 2013. The contract sum also covered the sidings of the Ajaokuta-Warri rail line up to Delta Steel Aladja, and construction of six stations with the rehabilitation of the completed portion of the line. Again no provision was reportedly made this in that year’s budget.

Okhria also said track engineers from the General Electric would be in Nigeria next week to begin the execution of the interim framework contract for nation’s narrow gauge rail track rehabilitation and management.

He said, “We have an arrangement where the consortium will come in with their track engineering experts and work with our men. Our men will be working with them during this period so that there will also be transfer of knowledge. We are trying to get serious and committed people within us to work with them in our workshop while they are here.”

He said that the company would provide 200 new wagons and 10 locomotives to improve the operation of the narrow gauge lines.

He said, “The GE will come and fix 10 out of the 25 locomotives that are not working that we have. We hope that during the process of closing at the final concession, all this would make the Nigerian trains move better, more reliable and meet up with its responsibility. That is why we have the interim phase. We are planning it so that we have a win-win situation for Nigeria and Nigerians as well as the consortium.”

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my username start with O,i just got message from N POWER now,sms rolling in now

Federal Civil Service Commission Announces Vacancies in The Federal Civil Service.
Online Applications will run for six weeks from 19th September- 31st October 2016.
Interested Applicants can complete and submit Applications Online at:
http://vacancy.fedcivilservice.gov.ng

Goodluck

any news from anyone that know insider or this will be a coded employment thin?

femolala001:

pls hw do u knw the scoring system? plus when are dey gonna get bak to d candidates..

we were told in my batch but not all batches was told,just be prepared and if you get all right you will be selected...No magomago...it based on merit ,Best luck

Femmylawy:
For those that have done the interview. Should we be expecting technical questions on our field or Lagos state information and current affairs?

The test will go in batches,scores will be for dressing which is 10,state of origin is 20,if lagos you get 20 other state you get 10,they will ask you questions from your course of study and if you claim lagos state,know the people representing you at the house of assembly and federal,if you claim other state they will ask you questions about your state,like me for example durning the education interview/test,i said i was from ogun state and they ask me who where there past leader from ogun state which i answer Obasanjo and Shonekon,and also know about Lagos state like this questions below:
how many LCDA in lagos?
colour of lagos state?
the meaning of IBILE in lagos term?
diferent kind of questions come up to them

just be prepared and Goodluck

aguns1980:
I got invite text just now against tomorrow. Pls, for those that have done theirs, what can we be expecting from them like questions to ask us. Pls don't hesitate to share your experience.
Thsnks

please just take all your original certificate cos they are strict now oooo,make sure u take you orginal birth cert,waec cert,bsc degree cert and nysc cert and 2 passport...Good luck

whats up with people that went for the interview today,how was it,i was schedule to be there tomorrow by 8am,what should we expect ??

Lizzieo:

Birth cert is necessary but still try ur luck.

what if i should get affidavit from court this morning for birth cert

femolala001:

I was at d screening center 2day.. dey were strict on those that dere documents are not complete. They bounced dem even if one document is missing. Since u graduated 2014, they wont accept ur notification of result.. but i wont discourage.. go dere and try ur luck nd b prayergul. Thanks..

wont they give grace for the cert to be tender,i have to travel down to my sch and that cant be possible tmrw,from which year notifcation are they accepting ??

hello house,i just got a message as well to come by 12pm but i have my waec cert ,but are they accepting notification of result cos i ave to travel to get my degree cert and i finished 2013 and cant find my birth cert now,pls do you think i can still go or what the exp there??

Murffizzy:


Do you mean We that have done the screening and interview, we won't be Called for training because I read someone saying the politicians have more names than the said 1200 to be recruited.

Anyone selected without no slot are been lucky

The fact is that they have select people for the training cos they have start receiving there employment letters, all test and oral was just a scam, I know someone that didn't get any messages and didn't go for interview got his employment letters, Let just hope on GOD for the best

Hello narialander

I want to know what kind of business I can do with one million naria that I won't regret it

Please advice me

oloriolajumoke:

Please has anyone here who applied for the LASTMA job gotten any text message

Yes message has been rolling in and they have called for interview as well

[quote author=Mushood post=42588670]To d bsc applicants, watch out for d interview message, today is basically for hnd applicants......never loose hope and keep praying u get text message.
Same to ond applicants[/quote

No bsc has got any sms yet when do you think the sms may come up

Lawlan:
Yes it is true that they av sent invites to some ppl,dis was confirmed 2 me via a Lastma staff 2day

Did you ask the staff how does it work ?

GL8 will start receiving screening exercise message from next week, this week for GL7 or lowers

specie1980:
I got the invite too but mine is on 4/02/16.

What Gl did you apply for ?

kennyland1:
I heard today is for GL 07 only

What was the outcome bro,plz enlighten us

Thanks

I heard from a source that it will be a batch by batch procress, let us hope for our time

nrdgeek:

And do you honestly think Tinie Tempah is a model or don't you recognize he's a star British Nigerian musician visiting Lagos?

You can check his pages on Instagram and you will see he models as well

It a big lie oh

They are both model and that guy already post the bread seller few weeks back

See pic for proof

[quote author=Bekeey post=42504016][/quote]

They are not same

It was written same on the 18th as well

missuju:

Thanks for the feedback. But pls what day did your friend write the test ?? I wrote in the 18th and haven't heard anything yet .

Job Reference No
FIRE SUPERINTENDENT GL 07
Job Title
FIRE SUPERINTENDENT GL 07
Closing Date
2/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
Summation
Applicants must possess Higher National Diploma in Building, Mechanical or electrical Engineering from a recognized institution or the Graduate membership diploma of the Institute of Fire Engineering. In addition to the above, candidate must be physically fit.
Employment Status
PERMANENT
Job Detail Information

Applicants must possess Higher National Diploma in Building, Mechanical or electrical Engineering from a recognized institution or the Graduate membership diploma of the Institute of Fire Engineering. In addition to the above, candidate must be physically fit.



Job Reference No
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT, GL 15
Job Title
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT, GL 15
Closing Date
2/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
Summation
Applicants must possess first degree or equivalent qualification in any relevant discipline (e.g. Procurement, Engineering, Management, Finance, Law and Commerce). In addition, a Masters Degree or internationally recognized Certificate courses in Public Procurement will be an advantage. Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Management of Nigeria, Membership of Institute of Purchasing & Supply, UK or any relevant professional body will be required. Applicants must have 15 years cumulative work experience of which 8 years should be in Public Procurement related work and at least 5 years at senior Management level. In addition to the above, Applicants should have sound knowledge of Public Procurement principles, be able to develop effective monitoring tools for ensuring compliance and conducting post – review audits across MDAs, as well as experience in developing strategic skills and building highly effective procurement capabilities in the Public Sector.
Employment Status
PERMANENT
Job Detail Information

Applicants must possess first degree or equivalent qualification in any relevant discipline (e.g. Procurement, Engineering, Management, Finance, Law and Commerce). In addition, a Masters Degree or internationally recognized Certificate courses in Public Procurement will be an advantage. Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Management of Nigeria, Membership of Institute of Purchasing & Supply, UK or any relevant professional body will be required. Applicants must have 15 years cumulative work experience of which 8 years should be in Public Procurement related work and at least 5 years at senior Management level.

In addition to the above, Applicants should have sound knowledge of Public Procurement principles, be able to develop effective monitoring tools for ensuring compliance and conducting post – review audits across MDAs, as well as experience in developing strategic skills and building highly effective procurement capabilities in the Public Sector. Broad knowledge of project Management and basic ICT tools including MS Word, Excel, Database and Powerpoint is essential.



Job Reference No
FIRE OFFICER II GL 08
Job Title
FIRE OFFICER II GL 08
Closing Date
2/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
Summation
Applicants must possess first degree in Building, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from recognized University, must pass a prescribed competitive selection Examination and must be physically fit.
Employment Status
PERMANENT
Job Detail Information

Applicants must possess first degree in Building, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from recognized University, must pass a prescribed competitive selection Examination and must be physically fit.

To apply register
http://jobs.lagosstate.gov.ng/

Yeah, they sms for interview and the interviewed has been done, waiting on induction and trainging.i have a friend who applied for it

I hope it will be well transparent because Lagos state is full of bringing slot,people that don't even register online will be employed, just passing by thou