ABUJA-KADUNA RAIL SERVICES TO RESUME MONDAY -FG





By Nkoyo Etim

The Federal Government has announced that services along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor would resume on Monday, December 5, 2022.

The Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, told  news men on Thursday that all is set for the resumption of the services.

Okhiria, however, advised passengers wishing to utilise the service to commence updating of their mobile app from December 3, to enable them to successfully book the ride.

According to the NRC boss, the services will commence with two train rides from Abuja-Kaduna and vice-versa.

The NRC boss assured its esteemed passengers of the Federal Government’s commitment to ensure safety of lives and properties at all times.

 The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, during the test-run of the train on Sunday stressed that Nigerians without a National Identification Number would not be allowed to board the train.

The minister said the security measures to be put in place before the commencement of services was 90 per cent completed, while the remaining 10 per cent  would be achieved in the next couple of days for full resumption of train services."

“Your purchase of a ticket requires you to provide a phone number and a national identification number in order to profile, because that is the beginning of the security checks."

He charged passengers to adhere to all guidelines.

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