Tag: Nigerian Railway Corporation

Railway workers suspend 3-day warning strike

Aminu Imam

Railway workers have suspended their three-day warning strike which was earlier declared to demand improved welfare. The workers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Railway Workers, announced the suspension yesterday, a day after they had commenced the strike and shut down passenger and cargo train services of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC). In Abuja, the nation’s capital, prior to calling off the strike, workers in Idu had locked the station and displayed various placards in protest. Aggrieved workers were also seen at the Mobolaji Johnson Train Station in…

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Rail transport: NRC suspends ticket sales as workers set to begin strike today

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC), has announced the suspension of ticket sales from today, Thursday, over the proposed industrial action by its workers. The Nigeria Union of Railway Workers, (NUR), and the Senior Staff Association (SSA) of the NRC had earlier declared a three-day warning strike from Thursday 18 to Saturday, November 20, to demand for better welfare and condition of service. A notice on the e-ticketing platform of the NRC reads: “Dear Esteemed Passengers, Following the proposed labour action, NRC has temporarily suspended ticket purchase from Thursday 18th November…

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Rail attack: NRC to restore service on Abuja-Kaduna route today – Minister

Aminu Imam

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday said train service will resume on the Abuja-Kaduna route today, Saturday, days after a section of the rail line was blown by gunmen. Amaechi, who disclosed this yesterday during an on-site inspection of the scene of the blast, said the government is working with the Department of State Services, (DSS), and the Chief of Army staff to apprehend the suspects. According to the minister, the government was deploying digital security sensors on the railway tracks such that they can easily know when there is…

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NRC suspends Abuja-Kaduna train services over attack

Aminu Imam

…’Vandals, not bandits, attacked train’ – NRC MD Following the explosion that rocked the railway track of the Abuja to Kaduna corridor, the Nigeria Railway Corporation, (NRC), has suspended train services along the route indefinitely. The Managing Director of the NRC, Engr. Fidet Okhiria, who confirmed the attack, said the explosives damaged the rail tracks somewhere between Dutse and Rijana area. The NRC had in a statement on its website, said the services were suspended for the safety of passengers and crew members. The statement added that efforts were being…

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NRC Lagos-Ibadan train service begins tomorrow

Aminu Imam

Scheduled train service between Lagos and Ibadan will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, twice a day, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said. The NRC will mark the full operation of the Standard Gauge service since the formal commissioning by President Buhari last week. The management of NRC announced the schedule yesterday, in a statement issued by its Lagos District Manager, Jerry Oche. According to him, the Lagos-Ibadan train services will now be available in the mornings from Tuesday. “The updated timetable for Tuesday to Friday is as follows: Lagos to Ibadan:…

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Amaechi orders sack of corrupt Kaduna rail workers

Aminu Imam

Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday ordered the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, to investigate allegations of ticket racketeering at Regasa, Kaduna, train station, and sack those found culpable. Amaechi gave the order yesterday, during a press briefing at the Ministry’ headquarters in Abuja. The Minister’s order came following reports of racketeering of train tickets at the train station. The MD of NRC said the cooperation has restricted passengers to two ticket purchases at a time in order to block racketeering but racketeers had found ways…

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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…

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Lagos-Ibadan rail officially connected to Apapa Port – CCECC

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The Chinese construction company, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, (CCECC), has announced that the Lagos-Ibadan railway line has been officially connected to the Apapa Port Complex in Lagos, the nation’s commercial capital. The company, which disclosed this in a tweet yesterday, disclosed that, “The Apapa Port spur line of Lagos-Ibadan Railway starts from the Mobolaji Johnson Station, Ebute Metta and extends southward to Apapa Port, with a total length of 8.72km”. It added that the linking of the rail to the port, wbich it said took nearly three years of…

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NRC begins e-ticketing for Abuja-Kaduna train service

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has commenced the e-ticketing for train services on the Abuja-Kaduna route. The NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, told journalists yesterday, in Abuja that the process would be on test run for a week before its formal inauguration on Jan. 20. An e-ticket (short for electronic ticket) is stored in the airline/train’s reservation system and therefore eliminates the need for a printed ticket. The passengers are expected to check in with a government-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s license, passport) to receive their boarding pass. …

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Nigerian Railway Corporation suspends its social distance policy on Abuja-Kaduna route

Aminu Imam

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…

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