ICYMI: NRC to run end-of-year special train services 

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Wednesday announced that it will run special train services for the festive period.

Yakub Mahmood, NRC spokesperson, said in a statement on Thursday that the initiative is in compliance with the federal government’s directive to enable citizens enjoy the holidays.

Mahmood said the details of the special services and commencement date will be announced in due course.

He added that the planned service is in commemoration of Christmas and New Year celebrations.

“The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive through the Federal Ministry of Transportation, hereby informs the general public that the NRC shall operate end of the year special train services in commemoration of Christmas and New Year celebrations,” the statement reads.

“This end-of-the-year special train service on scheduled passenger trains is part of the government’s gesture towards an enjoyable end of the year celebration.

“Dates and modalities of the end-of-the-year Special Train Service shall be communicated in due course.”

The NRC currently operates the Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna, Warri-Itakpe train services.

In 2023, President Bola Tinubu approved a 50 percent discount for inter-state road travels, and free train trips for Nigerians travelling to celebrate Christmas with their families.

The offer, which lasted from December 21 to January 7, was to ease the economic burdens on Nigerians.