The Federal Government says there will be no train operations from Saturday the 25th of February to Monday the 27th of February. A statement by the Deputy Director Public Relations of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Yakub Mahmud says this is to allow Nigerians to participate in the elections. Continue Reading
The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, says Train services along the Abuja-Kaduna rail service will resume on Tuesday, January 31. Services along the route were suspended on Friday,27 due to a derailment at the Kubwa axis of the route. A statement by the Director Operations of NRC, Niyi Ali, indicates that the schedule for resumption is […]Continue Reading
The Federal Government through the Nigeria Railway Corporation on Thursday announced that it had reconnected the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service line that was bombed by terrorists on March 28, 2022 in Kaduna. A statement issued by the NRC and made available to our correspondent in Abuja stated that major track work on the rail line had […]Continue Reading
Claims of ownership of the railway line set-back in Osogbo is generating rows among some residents of the Osun State capital. In some parts of Osogbo and communities along the rail line, many residents have erected make-shift structures as close as two metres from the rail line. This led to a protest by a group […]Continue Reading
A narrow gauge train conveying soft drinks from Lagos to Kano has derailed at Farin Ruwa, near Jaji in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing the train driver. Public Relations Officer, Northern Regional District of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Zaria, Mallam Abdullahi Alhaji confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria […]Continue Reading
Bandits launched yet another attack on Gidan station, on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line, this afternoon. The attack occurred shortly after the entourage of the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi passed through. on their way to Rijana, where they would conduct an inspection to determine the extent of damage caused by the attack that occurred […]Continue Reading
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely. The NRC made this known in a post via its official Twitter handle @Official NRC on Tuesday morning. In a terse statement, the NRC stated that the suspension was due to unforeseen circumstances. “Dear passengers, due to unforeseen circumstances, Train operations along Continue Reading
The federal government is partnering Ogun State to promote the developmental plan for Lagos-Ibadan railway infrastructure and forestall building of illegal structures along the rail corridors. To this end, a committee comprising officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC and the Ogun State Government has been inaugurated as part of proactive steps to prevent Continue Reading
Work resumed today after the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays amid the second wave of COVID-19 infection in the country. Radio Nigeria correspondent who visited some offices in Ibadan to see the level of compliance to federal government directives on measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 reports that, only the senior officers were at […]Continue Reading