The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has graduated 31 newly trained locomotive pilots, who successfully completed over one year of intensive theoretical and practical training in locomotive operations. The Managing Director, NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa, at the ceremony on Tuesday, said the training reflected the corporation’s unwavering commitment to safety, professionalism …
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The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has introduced a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guiding janitorial services onboard train coaches and at railway stations nationwide. The Managing Director of NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement was signed by the …
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THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has designated every Wednesday for maintenance of the Abuja–Kaduna Train Service (AKTS). NRC also revealed the resumption of passenger services on the corridor, effective Wednesday, Oct. 1. The Chief Public Relations Officer, NRC, Mr Callistus Unyimadu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. …
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THE management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has approved the appointment, redeployment and retention of some of its district managers and senior officers. The Managing Director of NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa, made this known via a memo made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. Opeifa said that the …
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THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has attributed the suspension of operations on some of its rail lines to insecurity, banditry and vandalism of its rail tracks. Mr John Otivere, an official of the NRC in Niger, disclosed this in Minna in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
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THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the Federal Government has begun reconstruction and rehabilitation of Eastern railway Corridor. Mr Victor Adamu, the Railway District Manager, Eastern District, Enugu stated this while responding to national Survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on abandonment of railway lines in the …
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THE Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the Warri-Itakpe Train Service (WITS) will resume on April 30. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The statement was …
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THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has congratulated Women in Rail (WIR) on this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD). NRC Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, extended his congratulations in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Mahmood Yakub, Deputy Director of Public Relations. Opeifa praised the …
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation has offered the reason why the train service from Abuja to Kaduna on Wednesday afternoon derailed. The corporation offered the explanation in a statement by its Deputy Director of Public Relations, Yakoob Mahmood. In the statement on Wednesday, Mahmood equally explained that all passengers onboard the …
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THE Federal Government has announced a date to commence free train services to passengers ahead of this year’s yuletide celebration. Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive. Fidet said the commencement …
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