Tag: NRC
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BREAKING: Warri-Itakpe train service suspended – NRC confirms
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of normal commercial operations on the Warri-Itakpe Train Service (WITS) route.
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Highway to the grave: Warri-Itakpe Train Service, a disaster waiting to happen
Passengers plying the Warri-Itakpe Train Service (WITS) might be seeing an end to train services on that route soon. Recent events, bothering on safety of passengers, and a lack of maintenance culture, indicate train services on the route could soon come to an end.
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Bill to amend NRC Act passes 2nd reading
The Nigerian Senate has passed for second reading, a bill to amend the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Act.
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NRC rakes in N1.42b from train passengers in Q1 2024
The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N1.42 billion as revenue from passengers in Q1 of 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.
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Rail transport: Train engines in Nigeria to start running on LNG
Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali has disclosed that locomotives being used for train services in the country are being retrofitted to operate on both liquified natural gas (LNG) and diesel fuel.
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NRC gives reason for Abuja-Kaduna train derailment at Asha station
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has disclosed that the removal of the track fastening clips by vandals caused the technical hitch experienced on the Abuja-Kaduna train route on Wednesday evening. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that many passengers were left stranded in the Federal Capital territory, (FCT) after the train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed at…
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Investigation begins into Abuja-Kaduna train derailment
The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an investigation into the Abuja-Kaduna train that derailed at the Jere corridor.
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Train services continue on Kaduna-Abuja route – NRC
The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has assured passengers that normal train services between Kaduna-Rigasa, Idu Abuja would continue in spite of a derailment on Sunday morning. Mr Yakub Mahmood, the NRC Deputy Director Public Relations,
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Reps threaten to cancel PPP, concessions, invite Minister of Transport, NRC
The House of Representatives Committee investigating Public Private Partnership and Concessions programme has threatened to cancel all leases and concessions in Federal Ministry of Transport. Rep. Ademorin Kuye, Chairman, House Committee on Public Assets made this known when the delegation from the Federal Ministry of Transport led by the Permanent
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Railway: FG told to link Warri-Itakpe train service to Abuja
Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has urged the Federal Government to link the Itakpe corridor to Abuja to speed up development in the country.