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NRC Suspends Abuja-Kaduna Train Services After Derailment

Prnigeria — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:44:19 +0000

NRC Suspends Abuja-Kaduna Train Services After Derailment The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna corridor following a derailment incident on Sunday. Managing Director of the NRC, Kayode Opeifa, announced the suspension at a press briefing in Abuja. He explained that services will not resume until investigations are completed and safety […]

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Train to begin night operation before Q2 – NRC boss

Prnigeria — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:02:33 +0000

Train to begin night operation before Q2 – NRC boss The management of Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC , has concluded plans to launch night operations. The development is expected to take effect before the second quarter of 2024. This information was disclosed by the Managing Director of NRC, Fidet Okhiria, during an interview with the […]

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NRC penalizes staff involved in ticket racketeering

Prnigeria — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:07:39 +0000

NRC penalizes staff involved in ticket racketeering The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, has confirmed ticket racketeering by members of staff in the corporation. He however added the NRC identified those responsible and promptly sacked them while those involved in lesser offenses were demoted. Okhiria stated this while appearing before the […]

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FG Inaugurates Freight Services On Apapa-Ibadan Cargo Rail

Prnigeria — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:07:12 +0000

FG Inaugurates Freight Services On Apapa-Ibadan Cargo Rail The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali has inaugurated the first cargo movement from the Lagos-Ibadan rail corridor during his first official tour of the rail corridor on Tuesday. The minister kicked off the tour at the Ebute Meta station before proceeding to Apapa for the launch, […]

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SPECIAL REPORT: 120 Days, N900m, 23 Released, 40 in Captivity – The Figures Behind the Kaduna Train Abduction

Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:11:47 +0000

SPECIAL REPORT: 120 Days, N900m, 23 Released, 40 in Captivity – The Figures Behind the Kaduna Train Abduction By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi A lot has been said and done since the first quarter of this year when this unmitigated disaster hit the country like thunder. A lot of water has passed under the bridge. The […]

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NRC Rakes in N5.7bn Revenue in 2021

Prnigeria — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:56:12 +0000

NRC Rakes in N5.7bn Revenue in 2021 The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N5.70bn revenue from passengers in 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. This is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for 2021 released in Abuja on Wednesday. The report revealed that the total revenue generated from passengers in 2020 was N1.75 […]

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Train Attack: When Will The Captives Regain Freedom? By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi

Mukhtar Madobi — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:20:11 +0000

Train Attack: When Will The Captives Regain Freedom? By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi In recent years, there is quite unprecedented upsurge in the level of insecurity in Nigeria which has since reached an alarming rate, which obviously needs a whole-of-society approach in order to stem the rising tides. It is obvious that a lot of security […]

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Attack on Kaduna-Abuja Train Was Avoidable

Afakriya A. Gadzama — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:05:35 +0000

Attack on Kaduna-Abuja Train Was Avoidable By Afakirya A. Gadzama The country was again gripped by disturbing shock following the attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train by people suspected to be terrorists. The latest attack on a train in Kaduna came after similar attacks in the past on major institutions and facilities in the town. Other […]

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UPDATE: Troops Secure Abuja-Kaduna Train trapped by Terrorists

Samuel Aruwan — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:09:02 +0000

UPDATE: Troops Secure Abuja-Kaduna Train trapped by Terrorists Security agencies have reported to the Kaduna State Government that the military has secured the Kaduna bound train from Abuja trapped by terrorists. The Kaduna State Government received multiple reports of an attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service at around Kateri-Rijana general areas. Relevant action agencies were […]

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NSCDC Protects Railways, Deploys Personnel to North-East

Acc Emmanuel Okeh — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 08:50:40 +0000

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, says the Nigeria Railway Corporation has requested the Corps to take-over the protection of the 22 stations of the organization across the Nation, in line with its constitutional role as the lead Agency in-charge of the protection of Critical Infrastructure […]

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