Ø Maintains excessive ticket prices
The Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC) has suspended its social distancing policy on sitting arrangement on the Kaduna – Abuja route.
Findings also revealed that the NRC also maintains excessive ticket prices on the route. According to an NRC source, “the Hon Minister directed the corporation to discontinue the policy and maintain the higher ticket price”.
Recall that the Federal Government increased the train fares when the Abuja-Kaduna service resumed on July 29, saying it approved the increase due to the fact that the train will be conveying half its capacity.
Recall also that the NRC announced a revenue of N1.4 billion as at September 30, which is way less than its projected revenue of N4.4 billion for the same period. According to the Corporation, the reduced revenue was due to the effects of the pandemic on the economy.
