The Nigeria Railway Corporation has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services due to fear of terrorist attacks. EKO HOT BLOG reports that multiple sources in the Ministry of Transportation and the NRC confirmed that the train services would not resume until the security along the Lagos-Kano route and the Ajaokuta train station was … Read more
Parents kick as railway mgt denies students ride to Lagos …We did it for security reasons —NRC EDITOR’S PICK: Plights Continues In PDP As Wike Rejects One-On-One Meeting With Atiku Sanwo-Olu Applauded On Staff Development, Capacity Building (PHOTOS Court Orders Ex-Presidential Candidate To Pay Ex-Wife €15M After Divorce EKO HOT BLOG reports that parents of … Read more
The NRC announced earlier in the week that it will resume services on May 23, a situation that did not augur well with the victims’ families… Gunmen had on March 28 used explosives to kill nine passengers and injured others while kidnapping about 50 victims… EDITOR’S PICK Accountant General Suspended Over Alleged ₦80bn Fraud EFCC … Read more
NRC said the Abuja-Kaduna train service will return with greater security measures and without the early morning and the night train operations The statement said “additional security measures are being put in place at both the train stations and the track EDITOR’S PICK ‘You’re Not Fit For President’ – Nigerians React After Atiku Deletes Tweets … Read more
Terrorists Release Son Of Northern Elders’ Forum Chairman. Sadiq, who has spent over one month in captivity with other victims, was said to have been released last Friday after the payment of ransom to the terrorists. EDITOR’S PICK 2023: PDP Picks Abuja For Convention, NEC Decides Zoning Wednesday [JUST IN] 2023: Sanwo-Olu Presents His Gov … Read more
Chairman of the Concerned Relatives of Abducted Persons said it is inhumane for the NRC to resume operations while the kidnapped victims are still languishing in the forest The angry relatives vowed to disrupt train services on the Abuja-Kaduna route if the victims are not rescued before the resumption of train services. EDITOR’S PICK Rejection … Read more
In its most recent update, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said over 150 are still missing following the Kaduna train attack It would be recalled that about eight passengers on board the train were killed by the terrorists during the attack EDITOR’S PICK 2023: First Female Presidential Aspirant In APC Announces Bid APC Announces Dates … Read more
Terrorists break silence, says Buhari Govt knows what we want, and threaten to kill kidnapped victims. The terrorists released a video on Wednesday in which they threatened to kill their abducted victims if their demands are not met. EDITOR’S PICK Police Inspector Dies During S3x Romp With Secret Lover In Hotel 146 Abuja-Kaduna Train Passengers … Read more
In its sixth update, the NRC explained that 191 passengers had been confirmed safe and were in their various homes with their families It further explained that 62 phone numbers on the manifest when called responded non-existent, while 22 persons are reported missing by their relatives, with eight persons confirmed dead EDITOR’S PICK Train Attack: … Read more
146 Abuja-Kaduna Train Passengers Unreachable -NRC NRC said a total number of 146 out of the 362 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train tragedy are unreachable six days after the train was attacked by terrorists. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, on Monday said that a total … Read more
We Will Rescue All Missing Passengers – NRC Vows. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, in a statement on Sunday, said two more passengers had been confirmed safe, making the total of safe passengers 172. EDITOR’S PICK: Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack: Abuja Imam Sheikh Khalid Suspended Over ‘Anti-Govt’ Sermon Kaduna-Abuja Train Attack: 3 Names, Faces & … Read more
170 Passengers Back Home, 21 Missing – NRC. A release signed by NRC Managing Director, Engr. Fidet Okhiria for the umpteenth time, insisted that 362 passengers were on the manifest and not 970 as circulated in some news platforms. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, disclosed that a total of 170 … Read more
The train became a better option when Abuja-Kaduna highway which connects to the North-western part of the country was no longer safe The Kaduna State Government had said that 362 persons were on board before the attack EKO HOT BLOG had reported how on 28 March, 2022 some bandits set explosives on the train track … Read more
Following the bandits’ attack on an Kaduna-Abuja bound train conveying hundreds of travellers many of the travelers were killed in the attack Security agents have since been deployed to the scene while the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended train operations along the route EKO HOT BLOG reports that Katsina State Commissioner for Health, Nuhu … Read more
The passengers were evacuated from different hard-to-reach areas in forests and rocky locations in Audujongom, off the Kaduna-Abuja Road Governor Nasir El-Rufai directed the Ministry of Health to be in contact with the hospitals as the government will bear the cost of their treatment EKO HOT BLOG reports that evacuation of passengers on the trapped … Read more
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route This is coming after bandits blew up train rails and attacked the 6pm train heading to Kaduna from Abuja EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route following a terrorist attack on a train plying the … Read more
That feeling of stepping into a train for the first time was magical! A few minutes later, more passengers boarded, everyone smiling and looking round the train. You could easily read some people’s minds: ‘Is this for real? In Nigeria?’ On the 18th of December 2020, I had to be at Ibadan for a friend’s … Read more
Train The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has apologised to passengers that boarded the Abuja-Kaduna train which broke down due to failed locomotive along the route on Saturday. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, in a statement pledged NRC’s commitment to ensure there was no reoccurrences of such incident in the future. Read Also: Policeman Killed … Read more
The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has warned the Nigerian Railway Corporation against disturbing the ongoing rehabilitation and expansion work at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State. Okechukwu, who is representing Aninri/Agwu/Oji-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu at the House, issued the warning in a statement ,saying that ongoing … Read more
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has declared its facilities and environs a no-mask no-entry zone in preparation for resumption of operations on July 29. Mr Pascal Nnorli, Manager, Abuja-Kaduna train service told newsmen that the corporation has put measures in place to ensure passengers obeyed all COVID-19 guiedlines on the trains. Read Also: Major Nigeria … Read more