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NRC blow hot, vow to tackle ticket racketeering 

By Seun Ibiyemi  The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said it will address ticket racketeering at the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS). The Deputy Director, Public Relations of NRC, Yakub Mahmood gave the assurance in a statement in Lagos. “Information has…

FG takes delivery of LNG retrofitted NRC locomotive

The Federal Government on Thursday, took delivery of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) retrofitted Nigeria Railway Corporation’s (NRC) locomotive as a result of Public-Private Partnership with De-Sadel Consortium. The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Saidu Alkali made this known during the final…

NRC suspends train services in Delta, Kogi

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced the suspension of services between Delta and Kogi due to the unsatisfactory nature of the track conditions from Ujevwu in Delta State to Itakpe in Kogi State. This was disclosed in a notice titled…

Medics available on passenger trains — NRC

The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Freeborn Okhiria, said that one of the organisation’s medical personnel, assisted by another, tried unsuccessfully to revive the policeman that lost his life aboard a train on Thursday. Okhiria said this in…