The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has appointed Ben Iloanusi as its acting Managing Director (MD), following the completion of Fidet Okhiria’s second four-year tenure. The handover took place on 18th of October with Iloanusi assuming leadership of the organization. In a statement released on Sunday, the NRC’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Yakub Mahmood, confirmed the transition and provided background …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday expressed worry over what it decried as low revenue from the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). This was as the Office of the Accountant General for the Federation said the NRC remitted only N345 million in revenue for 2023, adding that the remittances covered January to September. The observations were made when the Managing Director …

The passengers stranded in a forest at Itakpe, Kogi State, when the Warri-Itakpe train derailed two weeks ago, have been evacuated by staff members of the railway station, who used a cab. One of the staff members revealed this to Vanguard, adding that there was no report of injury. Barely a month after no fewer than 20 passengers were abducted …

With six rail lines, one monorail, 14 Bus Rapid transit corridor and over 20 water routes in the offing, Lagos will become a foreign direct investment paradise, according to the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo. “Our strategic transport master plan provides for six rail lines and one monorail, 14 BRT routes and …

Eleven more victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack were released on Saturday by their abductors, more than two months after their nightmare started on 28th March. There were six females among the freed victims. This was confirmed by Alhaji Tukur Mamu, the negotiator and media consultant to controversial cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi. But one of the relatives of the victims, …

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 …