Strikes in Belgium disrupt transport

Transport services in Belgium have been severely disrupted by strikes protesting against government austerity measures.

Monday's action halted all underground trains, buses and trams in Brussels.

High-speed trains to France, the Netherlands and Germany were suspended, along with Eurostar services to London.

The strike is the latest in a series of weekly protests that will end with a nationwide general strike on 15 December.

Industrial action involving baggage handlers also resulted in

Nigeria Railways invests N1.6bn in Apapa lines rehabilitation

The Federal Government has said that it has invested N1.6 billion on the rehabilitation of the rail lines linking the ports and some tank farms in Apapa, saying the project will be completed within the next three months.

 A moving train on the 68 percent completed railway track of the Abuja - Kaduna fast train project launched by Vice President Namadi Sambo in Abuja on Thursday

Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, Engr. Adeseyi Sijuade disclosed this while inspecting the Apapa loop lines rehabilitation projects in Lagos last week.

Represented by the Corporation’s Director, Mechanical/Electrical Signal and Telecommunications, Engr. Fidet Okhira, Sijuade said, within the next three months, the contractor, CCECC has assured that the laying of the tracks into the farm yards would have been