Tag: Kaduna-Abuja rail services

NRC offers injured Abuja-Kaduna train passengers free ride per week till Dec. 31

Aminu Imam
NRC offers2

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that passengers injured in the Abuja-Kaduna train accident of August 26 will enjoy one free ride per week until December 31, 2025. In a statement issued on Sunday, the NRC’s Chief Public Relations Officer of NRC, said the passenger train services on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor will resume on October 1. According to the statement, commercial operations will recommence following the successful completion of safety, technical, and operational checks, stressing the corporation’s commitment to smooth, reliable, and secure services. “In line with our priority…

Read More

FG secures ₦250bn for light-rail projects in Kaduna, Kano

Aminu Imam
FG on KD Kano rail

The Federal Government says it has secured about ₦250 billion funding for development of light-rail in Kaduna and Kano respectively. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris made this known at the World Press conference yesterday, in Abuja. According to him, President Bola Tinubu is interested in seeing massive development at the sub-national levels. “Contrary to the perception being pushed at some quarters, this administration has demonstrated uncommon commitment to balanced and inclusive development since assuming office. “The distribution of capital projects under President Bola Tinubu is equitable. No…

Read More

Six injured, as Abuja–Kaduna train derails, service suspended

Aminu Imam
Abuja–KD train derails

…Tinubu reacts, as NSIB launches probe Panic gripped passengers yesterday after a Kaduna-bound train derailed near Asham Station, Abuja, leaving six people injured and forcing the suspension of the busy Abuja–Kaduna rail service. The Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC), confirmed the derailment, which occurred at about 11:09 a.m. along the corridor, saying emergency teams were immediately mobilised. Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos as passengers scrambled out of the tipped coaches, fearing the worst. Although NRC spokesman Yakub Mahmood, initially stated that “there was no casualty,” the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)…

Read More

‘Abuja-Kaduna train service resumes in a week’ – Transport Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo has said the suspended Abuja-Kaduna train service will resume in the next one week. Contrary to the reports that the service would resume on Monday, the Minister during the inspection said the resumption would take a few more days. According to him, the few days would enable passengers to prepare adequately and get familiar with the newly introduced security measures. Recall that the train service was suspended after an attack by bandits on the rail facility on March 28, 2022. The attack led to…

Read More

Abuja-Kaduna train service to resume in less than 2 weeks Minister

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has said that the Abuja-Kaduna train service would resume in less than two weeks.  The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Jaji Sambo, stated this on Thursday, at the Railway station in Moniya, Ibadan, in Oyo State, during his first inspection visit to the 157-km Lagos-Ibadan standard-gauge railway.  He assured railway passengers across the country of their safety and security on board the trains. The Minister, who was accompanied by the Minister for State, Prince Ademola Adegoroye; the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, and…

Read More

FG unveils N900m e-ticketing platform for Abuja-Kaduna rail service

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has launched a N900 million e-ticketing platform for the Kaduna-Abuja rail services of the Nigerian Railway Corporation. The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi revealed this in a statement. According to him, the platform would enhance efficiency, save time, and promote accountability, as well as reduce leakage and promote economic growth. The minister explained that the platform was a Public-Private-Partnership, (PPP), valued at N900 million, stating that the concessionaire, Secure ID Solutions, would provide and manage the system for 10 years in a bid to recoup its investment…

Read More