Some bloodthirsty bandits who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK9 train on March, 28, have threatened to commence the killing of abducted passengers in their custody failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands within seven days. Parts of the…
*1 week after attack, 168 train passengers remain unreachable (Guardian)*Grieving husband tackles Lagos hospital as wife dies during childbirth (Punch)
1 week after attack, 168 train passengers remain unreachable (Guardian) One week after terrorists attacked a train in Kaduna State, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), yesterday, said that 168 passengers are yet to be accounted for. Last week Monday, terrorists…
*COVID-19 fourth wave likely in December, says Lagos(Punch)*Railway workers suspend strike, sets up committee to review demands (Guardian)
COVID-19 fourth wave likely in December, says Lagos(Punch) The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has raised the alarm that the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be imminent in Nigeria by December. Abayomi, at a news…
NRC prepares for strike, directs officers to protect railway assets
The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has directed all its senior management workers to ensure the protection of railway assets if the planned strike by the two major labour unions in the corporation goes as planned tomorrow, Thursday.…
No casualty in Iju train accident – NRC
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Monday said that there was no casualty in the early morning train accident at Iju level crossing in Lagos. Mr Jerry Oche, the NRC Railway District Manager in Lagos, told the News Agency of…
NRC suspends rail services at Apapa port
The movement of containers by rail from the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa has been suspended for two months beginning from Tuesday, September 15. This was confirmed by the Lagos Railway District Manager of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Jerry Oche, in…
NRC raises fares as Lagos-Ogun train service resumes
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that the Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit train will resume today, September 14, 2020, after five months of suspension. This was contained in a statement by the Lagos District Public Relations Officer of the NRC,…
Lagos-Ibadan Rail to begin operations with 16 trips daily – NRC
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it will commence skeletal operations on the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Guage Rail line from the middle of September with 16 trips daily. The Managing Director of NRC, Mr Fidet Okhiria disclosed this on Saturday in…
*Police hold Kano man who locked 30-year-old son in car garage for 7 years (Nation) *Lagos compensates victims of Badagry rainstorm with cash (Guardian)
Police hold Kano man who locked 30-year-old son in car garage for 7 years (Nation) Ahmed Aminu, was 23 years old when his father and stepmother decided to cage him in an unused garage like an animal. For seven years,…
*Apapa freight shuttle: NRC moves 20,760 tonnes in 19 days (Tribune) *‘Idimogu is Lagos APC Igbo leader’ (Nation)
Apapa freight shuttle: NRC moves 20,760 tonnes in 19 days (Tribune) The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) moved 20,760 tonnes of containers between June 30 and July 26, after the implementation of the Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for the Apapa container…
