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2 Apr
Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated that the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) faced a significant decline in its passenger numbers in 2023, recording 2,182,388 passengers, a sharp 32.08 per cent decline compared
30 Mar
The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, has postponed the date for the commencement of operation in the Port Harcourt-Aba section of the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri railway line till April this year.
5 Mar
One of the captivating political campaign lines of MKO Abiola has been immortalised in a seminal work by Professor Tunde Ope-Davies (Tunde Opeibi) of the University of Lagos. Titled Discourse, Politics and the 1993 Presidential Election Campaign in Nigeria, the book documents the drive of the gladiators to secure the mandate of the electorate.
3 Mar
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, has assured that the Port Harcourt to Aba rail line would commence full operation before the end of March, 2024.
29 Jan
Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has signalled a new era in rail transportation with the re-launch of Kano to Lagos express train service, known as the 2LL.
19 Jan
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the commencement of the reactivation of old narrow-gauge networks across the country.
5 Jan
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the restoration of passenger and freight trains while increasing trips across the country.The Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, said: “We are going to increase the number of train trips..
2 Jan
Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, has said the corporation will begin six train trips daily on the Standard Gauge Train across board in 2024.
29 Dec
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has lamented the vandalisation of its rail tracks, saying it has lost 100,000 clips on Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna train services.
21 Dec
In line with President Bola Tinubu's directive, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced commencement of free train service on its entire passengers’ services from today, December 21 to January 4, 2024, both days inclusive.
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The Enugu State government has reiterated its resolve to partner the Federal Government through the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and other stakeholders to construct an ultra-modern terminal and rail transportation in its efforts to remodel the transport system in the state.
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