Okhiria disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday.
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Jerry Oche, the Railway District Manager of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Lagos disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos.
Okhiria said on Thursday while inspecting the ongoing construction of train terminal at Ujevwu community in Delta, that the free ride will be for one month.
Abubakar, who died at the age of 68 after a brief illness in Abuja, hailed from Sandamu Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Alhaji Moruf K. Salami, Uyo Nwajei and Alhaja Aisha Aminu Gwadabe said they have secured a court order barring the NRC, the Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing, and the China Construction & Electrical Investment Company Ltd from demolishing their landed property, in order to build railway lines connecting Lagos to Abeokuta.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that large turnout of passengers was also witnessed on Sunday when the exercise began for this year’s Eld-el-Kabir celebrations.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the huge number of passengers who turned out for the free ride were more than the available coaches.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the NRC recently recruited new workers as part of effort to ensure efficient and effective rail services across the country.
Esan said that concession has simply reinforced underdevelopment, encouraged massive unemployment, with massive corruption and social inequality
Alhaji Yakub Mahmood, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the NRC, made this known in Lagos on Saturday
The corporation took delivery of three 80-passenger capacity standard gauge coaches, one 56-passenger capacity executive coach and one Parcel/Guard van coach on March 2
“We currently do the raiding twice weekly, but we are making efforts to increase the frequency, though this may involve huge logistics and personnel
The trial ride, which took off from the corporation’s Idu Station in Abuja at 8.27am, traversed the NRC stations at Kuchibon, Asham, Jere, Gidan, Rijauna, Dutse, Kakau and arrived in Rigasa in Kaduna at 12.42pm.
“But I will still battle it now by empowering the people to do what they are to do, to prevent roof riders and ensure we collect our earnings.”
The committee had summoned the Bureau of Public Procurement to give reasons for shutting out some companies which it said were qualified but not allowed to take part in the bidding
Kabir Zayyana, NRC’s Acting Director of Mechanical, Electrical, Signal and Communication, told NAN in Lagos that the contract for the coaches was awarded by the Federal Government in 2015
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that in 2002, the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) had approved the concessioning of NRC to private operators to improve freight and passenger railway services
NAN had reported that the train was delayed beyond its scheduled departure time at Agbado Station following a complaint by the driver of poor visibility due to the overcrowding
According to the statement, only in a country like Nigeria would a security agency indict a department of government of corruption and the government of the day would ignore the report
Adeseyi Sijuwade, the Managing Director of the corporation, disclosed this to newsmen after he and other management staff had a test ride on the trolleys and buses in Lagos