The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says six people have been confirmed dead from the accident involving a train and a Lagos state staff bus. The accident took place on Thursday morning between the Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the staff bus veered into the rail track and was crushed by an oncoming train. […]
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended indefinitely the planned resumption of service on the Abuja-Kaduna train. This was contained in a statement issued by the Spokesman of the corporation, Mr. Mahmud Yakub, on Friday, May 20, 2022. The NRC had earlier fixed Monday, 23rd May, for the resumption of the train service since the […]
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC has said it is yet to establish contact with 163 passengers and seven crew members who boarded the AK9 Abuja-Kaduna train that was attacked by terrorists on March 28, 2022. According to Fidet Okhiria, the NRC’s Managing Director, in the sixth update from the corporation, with respect to the attack […]
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The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, has said that 14 of the 21 passengers abducted on board Ak9 train on the standard gauge rail from Kaduna to Abuja were found alive and safe. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos by Okhiria in an update on the attack […]
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The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has suspended its services due to unforeseen circumstances. NRC made this known in a terse statement on its Twitter page. The NRC wrote on Tuesday, “Dear passengers, due to unforeseen circumstances, train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route has been temporarily suspended. “Further communication would be given in due course.” This […]
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About 1,000 contractors have expressed interest in the bids for 12 projects advertised by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. The corporation has opened the bids to pre-qualify the contractors for the 2018 projects. Ben Iloanusi, the NRC Director of Procurement, told the newsmen during pre-qualification exercise at the NRC headquarters, Ebute Meta, Lagos, on Wednesday. […]
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The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that some miscreants on Tuesday hauled stones on the Abuja-Kaduna train. The corporation denied however, the story that the train was attacked by robbers. Mr Yakub Mahmood, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of NRC, said there was no gunmen attack on the train, “but an act of stoning […]
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The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, said on Wednesday that the corporation generated N4.12 billion in 2017, as against the N4.85 billion it targeted. Okhiria made the disclosure at the 2018 Budget Defence and the presentation of the organisation’s performance in 2017 before the House Committee on Land Transport in Abuja. […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) has suspended its passenger train service from Abuja to Kaduna on Monday and Tuesday because of the Eid el-Kabir public holidays.Yakub Mahmood, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the NRC, made this known in Lagos on Saturday. Mr. Mahmood said the period would also be used to carry out comprehensive […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday said that no fewer than 400 bidders were competing to participate in its capital projects for 2016.“The bidders are bidding for alternative revenue streams like canteens, clubs and car parks, communication centres and others; the disposal of scrap metals and other capital projects.’’ Ben Iloanusi, the Deputy Director […]
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