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The Federal Government has confirmed the death of four persons and serious injuries to 24 others in the train accident along the Warri–Itakpe Train Service corridor near Agbor, Delta State. The confirmation came in a statement issued by the Nigerian Railway Corporation on Tuesday through the Federal Ministry of Transportation, signed by the ministry’s…
A serious passenger train derailment along the Warri–Itakpe rail corridor has left three people dead and multiple coaches destroyed in Delta State. The fatal accident occurred on Monday near the Agbor axis as the train traveled from Ujevwu station toward its northern terminus. Four commercial coaches left the tracks during transit, causing chaos as hundreds…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation is considering an upward review of passenger and freight tariffs across its entire rail network. Senior management officials cite a crushing surge in monthly operating expenses as the primary driver behind the looming fiscal adjustment. The proposed hike comes directly after the expiration of a short-lived fifty per cent government holiday…
Several passengers sustained injuries on Monday morning after a rear locomotive detached from an Abuja-Kaduna train and collided with a passenger coach near Asham, marking the latest operational setback on Nigeria’s busiest standard gauge rail corridor. The Nigerian Railway Corporation confirmed that the incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. near Asham, between Kubwa and…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced plans to introduce electric-powered trains on major rail corridors, beginning with the Warri and Lagos routes where domestic gas resources can provide reliable power generation for operations. Managing Director Kayode Opeifa disclosed the electrification strategy during an appearance on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, framing the initiative as…
