As the protest against the planned resumption of train services along the Abuja – Kaduna gained intensity, the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has explained that the decision to get back on the tracks by Monday, 23rd May was influenced by pressure by Nigerians. NRC Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria said the corporation had been under pressure from the “mighty and …

From next month, intending railway passengers in Nigeria will be required to have their National Identity Numbers (NIN). In apparent response to the recent attacks on rail travellers, particularly the bombing of a Kaduna-Abuja passenger train on 28th March, many of whom remain in the terrorists’ captivity, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said NIN would be needed to link the …