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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…

NRC to increase train trips in 2024 — MD

The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has said that the corporation will begin six train trips daily on the Standard Gauge Train across board in 2024. Okhiria made the disclosure in an interview with the News…

NRC loses 150,000 rail clips to vandalism

The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, said that the corporation lost over 150,000 rail clips due to constant vandalism along railway tracks across the country between 2022 and 2023. Okhiria made the disclosure during the end…

NRC sacks, demotes staff for ticket racketeering

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), says it has sacked and demoted a number of staff found to have been involved in tickets racketeering. Mr Fidet Okhiria, the NRC Managing Director, said this at the interactive session of the House of…

Ticket scandal : NRC suspends erring workers

By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended some of its workers who appeared in a now viral video, collecting cash from passengers onboard a Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge train. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Corporations…