Tag: Nigerian Railway Corporation
Warri–Itakpe train roars back to life after safety overhaul
Operations are expected to commence with seven coaches—six standard class and one business class—while a new timetable, incorporating temporary speed…
NRC announces date for Abuja–Kaduna Train Service resumption
According to the Corporation, both infrastructure and rolling stock have been restored “to the highest safety standards in line with…
Train services continue on Kaduna-Abuja route – NRC
Mr Yakub Mahmood, the NRC Deputy Director Public Relations, who made this known in a statement in Abuja, said the…
Private firm to handle train tickets, passengers ID, Amaechi orders
According to Amaechi, this will help in reducing incidents of crime and also curb security challenges on the route.
Train Attack: NRC declares 170 passengers safe, silent on fate of 171
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed the safety of about 170 passengers that were onboard the attacked AK9 Abuja…
Lagos-Ibadan train service begins December
Commercial train service between Lagos and Moniya Ibadan, will begin on 7 December, Mr. Fidet Okhiria, the managing director, Nigeria…
Abuja-Kaduna: NRC apologises to passengers
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has expressed regret over the failure of the last locomotive train scheduled to convey passengers…
Itakpe/Warri: Nigerian Railway to commence one month free train ride
Mr Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that the corporation would begin free train ride…
4 confirmed killed in derailed Lagos-Kano train
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) said on Sunday that four people died in the train accident that occurred in Jebba…
Port Harcourt-Aba Mass Transit Train Service set to begin operation
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday said that the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi , has approved the…
Combating Rooftop Riders
Train terminals at peak periods are like apparitions or paintings realised on canvas. In Lagos, the faces are usually of…
Hanging On Train: Lagos Not Pleased With NRC Safety Measures
The Lagos State Safety Commission is sad that the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, is not adopting enough safety measures to…
Lagos-Kano Train To Run Before End Of July
Mr. Adeseyi Sijuwade, Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), said on Wednesday in Lagos that the Lagos-Kano train…
NRC Begins Haulage Of Petroleum Products
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is to begin haulage of petroleum products and agricultural produce across the country, the Minister…
NRC Loses N3m To Lagos Flood
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday announced it lost about N3 million to flooding that followed the rain on…
Jonathan Inaugurates 52km Rail Mass Transit
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that rail transit system would bring down the cost of cement and other goods in…
2 Scavengers Arraigned For Vandalism
Two men, Kabiru Alli, 25 and Salisu Ibrahim, 32, who claimed to be scavengers, have been arraigned before the Ebute-Metta…
Rains Wash Off Rail Tracks
The ongoing rail tracks rehabilitation by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) in Lagos District has run into a hitch as…