TRAVELLERS on the Abuja and Kaduna route can heave a sigh of relief after the minister of transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, reiterated yesterday that the Abuja-Kaduna train service will resume this November.
The resumption of the rail service will no doubt revive economic activities in and around the railway stations.
Before the terrorist attacks that grounded the rail service in March, small-scale traders survived on train passengers’ patronage.
The minister gave the hint on the resumption of train service while giving account of his stewardship in the ministry in Abuja yesterday.
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suffered massive revenue losses as total income revenue generated from passengers dropped by N1.48 billion in the second quarter of 2022, representing a decline of 71 per cent when compared with the first quarter (Q1) of 2022.
This is coming after the minister had stated in October that the train services were resuming in November with short term plans to contain the security challenges. He, however, failed to give a specific date for the resumption of the train services within the month of November.
Travellers on the Abuja and Kaduna route can heave a sigh of relief after the minister of transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, reiterated yesterday that the Abuja-Kaduna train service will resume this November.
The resumption of the rail service will no doubt revive economic activities in and around the railway stations.
Before the terrorist attacks that grounded the rail service in March, small-scale traders survived on train passengers’ patronage.
The minister gave the hint on the resumption of train service while giving account of his stewardship in the ministry in Abuja yesterday.
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suffered massive revenue losses as total income revenue generated from passengers dropped by N1.48 billion in the second quarter of 2022, representing a decline of 71 per cent when compared with the first quarter (Q1) of 2022.
This is coming after the minister had stated in October that the train services were resuming in November with short term plans to contain the security challenges. He, however, failed to give a specific date for the resumption of the train services within the month of November.
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