Train Services

The Federal Government, on Saturday, said train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port…
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The Federal Government  has announced the recommencement of two additional train trips on Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) which was suspended. The Board and Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) made the announcement in a…
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The Edo Commissioner of Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare on Sunday confirmed that 31 intending passengers were kidnapped at Igueben train station in Edo on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the passengers…
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The Nigeria’s rail transportation came under attack once again on Saturday, as scores of passengers waiting to board a train from Igueben in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State to Warri in Delta State, were kidnapped. The incident…
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has resumed operations at the Kaduna-Abuja railway, eight months after they were suspended. In March, Boko Haram attacked a passenger train along the route, leading to deaths, abduction, and injuries…
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Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, says the federal government lost about N113 million due to the suspension of Abuja-Kaduna train services for over eight months. In an interview with the News Agency of…
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has directed district managers to be prepared to shut down train stations plying Abuja-Kaduna, Lagos-Ibadan and Warri-Itakpe routes in the event that workers down tools. This was contained in an…
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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday directed that Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS)  should resume operations on Saturday. Amaechi gave the directive after inspecting repairs on the rail tracks between Rijana and…
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The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended indefinitely train services along the Abuja-Kaduna route due to an explosion on rail track which occurred in the evening of Oct. 20. In a statement signed by the management, the…
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Federal Government says it will shut down the Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kaduna train services should there be any case of COVID-19 detected among passengers. According to The PUNCH, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stated…
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