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May 27, 2024 No Responses

NSIB Investigates Train Derailment At Jere

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into a train derailment that occurred May 26, 2024, at Jere Station, involving the passenger train KA2/loco 2702 en route to Idu Station, Abuja from Rigasa Station,...

March 3, 2024 No Responses

Port Harcourt-Aba Train Services Begin Operation In March

The train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March, 2024. The Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mr Fi...

March 9, 2023 No Responses

NSIB Investigates Lagos Train Accident

By Citybusinessnews@yahoo.com The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced investigation into an accident involving a train with registration number 2215 and a Lagos State BRT staff bus with registration number 04A-48LA. The acciden...

May 17, 2022 No Responses

Abuja-Kaduna Train Resumes May 23

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMoT), has directed that the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) should resume on May 23. The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Yakub Mahmo...

March 29, 2022 No Responses

NRC Confirms Attack On Abuja-Kaduna Train

The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has confirmed attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train by suspected bandits on Monday night. Okhiria however told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that ”information concerning the atta...

January 31, 2022 No Responses

NRC Insist On E-Ticketing, To Train Staff

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reiterated the importance of e-ticketing platform in the purchasing of tickets across the country, saying it’s the way to go. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, made this known in an interview with t...

October 23, 2021 No Responses

NRC To Resume Services On Abuja-Kaduna Route Oct 23

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is to resume normal services on the Abuja-Kaduna train service (AKTS) route on Saturday, October 23, 2021.. The Managing Director of NRC, Mr Fidet Okhiria, explained on Friday that the corporation was also com...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

NRC Apologises To Passengers For Abuja-Kaduna Train Breakdown

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has apologised to the passengers on board the KA2 train that left Rigasa on Monday morning and failed at Dutse section due to mechanical issues. The Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Train Service, Mr Paschal Nnorli, made the.....

March 10, 2020 No Responses

Kaduna, Pwc Train 180 Officers On Risk-Based Internal Audit

The Kaduna State Government in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a multinational professional services network, has commenced a three-day training for 180 audit officers in the state on Risk-Based Internal Audit (RBIA). Associate Director, PwC, Ye...

January 21, 2020 No Responses

Amaechi Invites Stakeholders Over Slow Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has sent out invitations to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other stakeholders to address issues slowing down the rail project. Amechi, during inspection of work on the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gaug...