The disruption occurred after the train’s backup engine began losing power shortly after departure, prompting officials to make a precautionary safety decision. The train was pulled back to Rigasa, Kaduna, where checks were conducted before it resumed its journey at 4:00 p.m. It arrived at Idu Station at 6:52 p.m., about 80 minutes behind schedule. […]
NRC Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, confirmed the suspension while addressing journalists in Abuja, just hours after the incident occurred. According to him, an investigation is currently underway, involving NRC technical staff, the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, and other relevant agencies. Opeifa dismissed reports suggesting that the train was in poor condition and assured the […]
The South-East Zonal Public Relation Officer, Onyedikachi Onovo, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Umuahia. Read Also: FG Hands Over $3.02B Completed Section of PH – ABA Rail Line to NRC Onovo said that the corporation was already refurbishing additional vehicles to achieve the plan adding that the move was aimed at reducing […]
The Senate has rejected the sack of a Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC staff member, Aniekan Ukpe – a former district engineer whose appointment was terminated in March 2023 – and directed the Corporation to reinstate.