Nigerian Railway Corporation
The free rail services for commuters have been extended by the Federal Government. It was disclosed by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, on Thursday on its official website. NRC noted that the free rail service would expire on January 7, 2024, instead of January 4, as it was earlier announced. With the adjustment made, […]
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, is saddened over the Saturday attack on train passengers by gunmen at the Igueben sub-station in Edo state. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba on Sunday, Okowa deplored the […]
Eyewitnesses said yesterday that the kidnappers that attacked a sub-station of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC in Igueben, Edo State and abducted over 30 passengers and staff on Saturday, struck because the train station was not protected by security men. This came as Edo State Government confirmed that at least one of the […]
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered the deployment of armed personnel to safeguard the Abuja-Kaduna rail services. In a statement on Sunday by the force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the operatives would be drawn from the police mobile force, K-9, force intelligence bureau, explosive ordinance unit and railway police command. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said bandits are using the captives of the Kaduna train attack as shields, making rescue operations difficult. The president said this while receiving residents of the Federal Capital Territory on Sallah homage at the State House, Abuja. Buhari said the government would explore every opportunity to rescue the captives […]
Nigerian Railway Corporation has said 200 passengers who boarded the Abuja-Kaduna train that was attacked by terrorists, are currently safe in their various homes. The Managing Director of NRC, Fidet Okhiria, in a statement on Sunday night, disclosed that 22 passengers are still missing, while phone number of 145 is either switched off […]
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