THE federal government has extended the free train ride for Nigerians till Sunday, 7th January 2024.
Trojan News recalls that in the spirit of the yuletide, President Bola Tinubu approved that train rides will be absolutely free across the nation, beginning from December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024.
Tinubu also said the federal government will bear 50 per cent of the transport fares for interstate road travellers across the country during Yuletide.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said that all the logistics for the implementation have been worked out between the Minister of Transportation and the transport unions and luxurious bus owners.
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