Tag: train
Train, staff bus collide, 2 die
LAGOS- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says two bodies have been recovered at the scene of an accident involving a train and a...
Passengers trapped in the bush as Abuja-Kaduna train breaks down
Five minutes after the train departed the Rigasa Station, in Kaduna, it developed a mechanical fault.
Twice, the train stopped before getting to Dutse, where...
Amaechi: Work on Eastern rail to begin in March
President Muhammadu Buhari will perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the Eastern rail corridor on March 9, Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi has said.
The Eastern line...
Lagos-Ibadan train tickets will cost N3,000 to N6,000 —FG
The Federal Government has approved charges on the new Lagos-Ibadan rail standard gauge which would begin operations by January 2021.
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi...
Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit Trains resume operations Monday
By Yemi Adeleye
Lagos - The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the resumption of Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit Train Services (MTTS) from Monday after five...
Rotary International trains nursing mothers on basic hygiene in Kogi
By Friday Idachaba
Abejukolo (Kogi) - Rotary International, in collaboration with Kogi Ministry of Health, has trained pregnant and nursing mothers on basic...
Nigerians to enjoy hourly train services on Lagos-Ibadan route soon—NRC
By Yemi Adeleye/Ngozi Njoku
Lagos - The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says Nigerians will soon enjoy hourly train services on the Lagos-Ibadan Standard...
KDSG says security has been upgraded around Rigasa train...
By Hussaina Yakubu
Kaduna - The Kaduna State Government has assured residents that security has been upgraded in and around Rigasa train...
Nigeria, India sign MoU for establishment of Sugar Institute
By Maureen Okon
Abuja - The National Sugar Institute (NSI) of India and the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), on Wednesday signed...
Society trains over 3,400 children in dance and music
By Chidinma Agu
Lagos - The founder, Society of Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN), Mrs Sarah Boulos, has said the Dance and...
Ekiti govt trained 1,212 public servants in 8 months – HoS
Idowu Gabriel
Ado-Ekiti - In order to enhance service delivery, the Ekiti government has trained over 1,212 public servants in the last...
Lagos mass transit train: NRC to resume services soon – official
By Yemi Adeleye
Lagos - The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says its suspended Lagos-Ogun mass transit train service will resume operations soon.
Alhaja Khadijah Aroyewun-Adekomaiya,...
Abuja-Kaduna train: NRC assures passengers of safety
By Lucy Ogalue
Abuja - Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), has assured Nigerians of the corporation’s commitment...
Gunmen Attack Kaduna-Abuja Train
•File photo: Kaduna-Abuja train
Armed men suspected to be kidnappers Thursday morning (today) attacked an Abuja bound train with guns and...
NGO to train 5,,000 youths on modern enterprenuership skills in 7...
By Habibu Harisu
Sokoto - A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), 21st Century Entrepreneurs Hub, plans to train 5,000 youths in seven northern states on...
Power Cuts to Continue in South Africa As Eskom Units Perform...
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s struggling state power utility Eskom warned that...
Video: Man Falls On Train Tracks While Looking At His Phone
A man has been left dazed after he fell onto train tracks in Buenos Aires while being distracted by his phone. The unnamed Argentinian man,...
Passenger train crushes pregnant woman to death in Abia
It was a sad day for residents and indigene of Obuda in Uratta Community, Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State as a...
2 teens detained in Netherlands for firing shots at trains
Amsterdam - Two 15-year-old boys have been detained for allegedly firing shots at passenger trains in the Netherlands, police said on Saturday.
Windows were...
Suspended Lagos train operations: “We’re waiting for CCECC” – NRC
By Yemi Adeleye
Lagos - The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it is awaiting official communication from the contractor handling Lagos-Ibadan standard rail line...