The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday confirmed that some passengers sustained injury as a train on the Abuja-Kaduna railway corridor derailed. In a statement signed by the NRC Managing Director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, the incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m.near Asham, involving a rear locomotive and a passenger coach. He said preliminary reports indicated…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased the number of trips on the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) corridor in response to growing passenger demand. The Chief Public Relations Officer of NRC, Mr Callistus Unyimadu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Unyimadu said the new timetable would take effect on Friday, March 6,…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has inaugurated the Laderin–Wole Soyinka train station road in Abeokuta, announcing that 20 additional roads will be commissioned across the state as part of celebrations for Ogun’s 50th anniversary. At the inauguration on Tuesday, Abiodun described the train station as a major hub connecting Ogun with Lagos, Oyo, and…
No fewer than 850 technicians have undergone training under the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Seplat Energy Plc Joint Venture (JV) since the partnership began. Mr Roger Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy Plc, disclosed this on Wednesday during the graduation ceremony of the “Apprentice G13 Class’’ at the company’s Technical Training Centre…
A Department of State Services (DSS) investigator on Wednesday testified that Mr. Tukur Mamu lived “above his means” during the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train abduction by a terrorist group. The testimony was given behind a witness screen at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where Mamu is facing terrorism charges. The 6th prosecution witness (PW-6) alleged…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has blamed a malfunctioned switch mechanism for the Abuja–Kaduna train derailment that occurred at Asham Station on Aug. 26. The bureau disclosed this in its preliminary report released on Wednesday in Abuja. The incident involved train number AK1, operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), with locomotive registration CDD5c2…
Mr Kayode Opeifa, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), says emergency responders are already on ground to move all passengers on the derailed Abuja-Kaduna train back to Abuja safely. In a statement posted on NRC X handle, Opeifa affirmed that the emergency team and medical personnel had been mobilised to the scene…
A passenger train travelling from Kaduna to Abuja derailed on Thursday morning, leaving several cabins overturned along the busy corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident caused panic among the passengers, many of whom scrambled to safety. Although details remained sketchy, there were no confirmed reports of casualties as of press…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Sunday in Lagos refuted a video circulating on social media, especially Facebook, claiming one of its coaches caught fire. This is contained in a statement by Mr Callistus Unyimadu, Chief Public Relations Officer of the NRC. “We wish to clarify that the incident occurred over three years ago along the…
About three children were killed and six others injured after a passenger train hit a school van attempting to cross a manned level crossing in the southern Indian state, police said. The accident took place at Semmankuppam of Cuddalore district, about 204 km south of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu. According to officials,…
