Category: Railway

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has issued an interim report on the train incident involving the Kaduna–Abuja service (KA-2) that occurred on March 16, 2026, near Asham Station. According to the report signed by the Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, the KA-2 service departed Rigasa Station at 7:15 a.m. as scheduled and arrived…

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, has confirmed that some passengers sustained injuries after an Abuja-Kaduna train suffered a collision near Asham Station on Monday. Opeifa said the injured passengers were promptly attended to and taken to a nearby medical facility for proper medical care. He added that no fatalities…

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has emerged as one of the top 10 contributors to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, according to its Managing Director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa. Dr. Opeifa, citing the latest 2025 report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the corporation ranked among the leading revenue-generating…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced plans to deploy Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered trains and to expand the national rail network to 10,000 kilometres over the next five years as gas infrastructure opens along key corridors. Managing Director of the NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, disclosed this during a monitored televised interview, stating that the…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has restated its commitment to ensuring the safety of rail operations across the country. NRC Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, made this commitment on Sunday in a post on his official X account, in reaction to the Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) uncovering a…

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Federal Government’s 50 per cent Yuletide train fare discount commenced nationwide on Tuesday, recording a significant surge in passenger traffic across major railway corridors as Nigerians travelled for Christmas and New Year celebrations. Findings at key rail stations along the Lagos–Ibadan and Abuja–Kaduna standard gauge corridors, as well as several narrow…

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has acknowledged recent comments by ARISE Business Analyst, Mr. Chika Mbonu, who publicly shared his experience aboard the Lagos–Ibadan Train Service during a live broadcast of ARISE Global Business News. Speaking while analysing Nigeria’s ongoing inflation deceleration, Mr. Mbonu cited the Lagos–Ibadan rail service as seamless, efficient…